Tag: Texas
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These Dams Needed Replacing 15 Years Ago. Now Texas will Drain Four Lakes Instead.
Photo: The dam at Lake McQueeny, near Seguin, is one of four remaining in the Guadalupe River Valley in Central Texas that are at risk of failure. MIGUEL GUTIERREZ JR. / THE TEXAS TRIBUNE Texas officials will start draining four lakes next week in Guadalupe County in Central Texas without a plan in place for…
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Report: Galveston Bay Shows Resiliency, But Some Worrisome Factors
Photo: Lisa Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Houston Advanced Research Center, was on Houston Matters to discuss the findings of the 2019 Galveston Bay Report Card. Alvaro ‘Al’ Ortiz/Houston Public Media Galveston Bay is in overall good condition, but the loss of wetlands, along with a slight decline in water quality and sea level…
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“Fumes Across the Fence Line” – Causes and Effects of Environmental Racism
A study released in November of 2017 produced by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and the National Medical Association (NMA) “Fumes Across the Fence-line” shows for the first time with empirical data that pollution disproportionately affects communities of color. The 36-page study links pollutants…
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Deer Park Says Level Of Benzene Detected In Water Supply Wasn’t Dangerous
David J. Phillip/AP This March 18, 2019, file photo shows firefighters battling the massive fire at a Deer Park petrochemical storage facility owned by Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC). The company testing the water supply detected the dangerous chemical on March 31. The company testing Deer Park’s drinking water supply in the aftermath of the massive…
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Shallow Waters
In a warmer world, the fight for water can push nations apart — or bring them together The Rio Grande Valley of Texas is one of the fastest-growing places in the United States. Already hot and arid, and growing hotter, the booming, heavily Latino region depends almost entirely on the shriveling Rio Grande for water.…
