Environmental Public Health

No, Seriously, It Really Is Falling

Ozone Levels Getting Nasty

Getting the Lead Out

A Mexican folk remedy stymies attempts to cleanse Houston of a heavy metal

Letters

A Mexican folk remedy stymies attempts to cleanse Houston of a heavy metal

"A Flaky Deal"

To snare a federal grant, the city of Houston overstated the extent of lead poisoning among children in poor neighborhoods. But now that it's got the money, the city can't figure out how to help those who need it most

Letters

To snare a federal grant, the city of Houston overstated the extent of lead poisoning among children in poor neighborhoods. But now that it's got the money, the city can't figure out how to help those who need it most

Lead Astray

Inspectors are fined after the Press uncovers faulty reports on low-income housing

Best Installation

Slumber House

TCEQ, State's Clean-Air "Watchdog," About To Be Sued Over A Local Plant

Austin's power supplier a major polluter, groups say​As the Houston Press has written about, and as the Obama administration has determined, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is a pretty lax watchdog.Now they're going to get sued over it.A coalition of clean-air groups has served forma ... More >>

Greg Abbott Sues Obama Administration Over Clean-Air Rules

Dumb bureaucrats........​The Texas regulations on clean air, such as they are, have done a marvelous job for years, and we don't need the feds messing with our pristine environment, Texas attorney general Greg Abbott said today in a suit filed against the Obama administration.Texas' (notorious) Fl ... More >>

ExxonMobil's Baytown Refinery Sued For Being So Damn Leaky

Headed to court​Following in the footsteps of Shell and and ChevronPhillips, ExxonMobil has been sued by environmental groups who say its refinery routinely violates clean-air regulations and doesn't really do anything about it. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas announced their lawsuit to ... More >>

FBISD Says Don't Worry, We Took Care of That Austin High Mold

A spritz here, a spritz there.​One of the lesser joys of getting ready for a new school year comes when teachers return to the classroom and flip on a switch. At Austin High School in the Fort Bend ISD, last week a few teachers were greeted with the unwelcome discovery of what one person des ... More >>

Sourdough Bread: A Starter (Part Four)

Photo by Nicholas L. HallThe other, other Boleyn Girl.​The problem with complacency is that it's a lie. Invariably, the moment you decide you have everything under control, and you can coast to whatever particular finish line you have in mind, you trip over a rock and fall flat on your face. O ... More >>