Topic – Environment
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Drought threatens Texas rice production
"A huge, huge deal"
Without replenished reservoirs, water managers will have to withhold water from farmers, meaning severe cuts to Texas' million-dollar rice production industry
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Water being trucked to dried up Spicewood, TX
Historic drought still lingers
As the historic drought continues, Spicewood is being forced to import water by truck, having previously sold and trucked it out.
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Travis County considering water-use rules for development
Controversial vote pending
Travis County commissioners may vote soon on a controversial set of rules as a moratorium on development in the western part of the county is scheduled to end
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Small-scale eco-solutions answering some big city problems
Green infrastructure growing
The world's biggest cities are discovering that it sometimes makes sense to go small.
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Contract awarded to dredge Intracoastal Waterway
Keeping waterways open
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has awarded a $3.3 million contract to dredge the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
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Carbon dioxide damaging fish
Serious consequences evident
Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes
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The case for increased investment in bicycling and walking
Houston and Texas rank low
The Alliance for Biking & Walking makes a strong case for increased US investment in bicycling and walking in their newly released 2012 Benchmarking Report.
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Mapping America’s forests
Six years in the making
45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests, and researchers now have a reliable inventory of those in America.
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