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March 26, 2009
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September 3, 2008
The City's New Recycling Effort: Is It Any Good?
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September 15, 2008
Garbage, Debris and How We Are Trashed
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September 30, 2008
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Ike
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October 20, 2008
Birds Endagered By Man (And Ike) Going Back To The Wild
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December 22, 2008
New EPA List Of Polluted Cities Leaves Off Houston, To Some Folks' Dismay
The good news is that the Environmental Protection Agency has issued its list of counties that don't meet the agency's standards for fine-particle air pollution, and Harris County is not on that list.The bad news is that the American Lung Association thinks it damn well should be on the list.The EPA ... More >>
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November 24, 2008
The Houston Zoo's Got More Herpes Than A Motley Crue Groupies' Convention, PETA Says
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protested at the Houston Zoo Saturday, demanding that the zoo stop breeding elephants after the death of two-year-old Mac from the elephant herpesvirus.Hair Balls caught up with PETA spokeswoman Lindsay Rajt at the protest. "PETA is appalled that yet anoth ... More >>
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February 19, 2009
BP Pays Big (Kinda) To Settle Texas City Pollution Claims
Logo courtesy BPGood news and bad news for Texas City: The good news is that BP will be spending $167 million to reduce pollution in its plant there.The bad news is that they were polluting the area so bad it's going to take $167 million to do something about it.The Environmental Protection Agency a ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Global Climate Change: In Search of the Science
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December 25, 2008
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May 29, 2008
Wild Ocean 3D and “Sharks in Depth”
Moody Gardens opens a new film and a new exhibit, both with plenty of sharks
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December 20, 2007
Bayousphere
Moody Gardens opens a new film and a new exhibit, both with plenty of sharks
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September 20, 2007
“Lizards & Snakes: Alive!”
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is squeamish for squamates
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November 16, 2006
Dance of the Penguin
That whole talking animal genre? Let's be done with it
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August 24, 2006
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August 24, 2006
Hog Wild
Feral pigs are ugly, destructive and mean. Some people in Texas just love to trap, stab or shoot them. Or put them in rodeos. With dogs.
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June 11, 2009
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June 19, 2009
Protect The Texas Jaguarundi!! He's Cute!!
The Jaguarundicourtesy of blueskull611Ever heard of the jaguarundi? Neither have we. Perhaps that's because this unique type of cat that lives along the Texas border with Mexico is endangered. Perhaps it's because nobody really cares. We're guessing it's a bit of both, but that doesn't mean every an ... More >>
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July 30, 2009
Love in the Time of Leprosy: The Critter Connection
Where there's leprosy, there's usually an armadillo.
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August 6, 2009
Free Willy. Seriously.
The Cove expertly exposes the horrific treatment of dolphins, but what about the uglies?
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August 13, 2009
ExxonMobil Fined $600,000; We Think They Can Come Up With It
Let's be honest.There aren't a lot of "bad days" for a global petrochemical company that made a record $45.2 billion profit last year, so we'll just say ExxonMobil had a less than stellar day on Wednesday when state regulators penalized it more than $600,000 for environmental crimes.ExxonMobil's ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
Mother-effin Snakes In Our State!!
Photo courtesy USGSThere's nothing like a release from the U.S. Geological Survey headlined "Report Documents the Risks of Giant Invasive Snakes in the U.S." to get your attention. (Unless it's "Osama bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." But we digress.)Bottom line: Look out Texas, we got gian ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
A Quiet Hell
Thanks to lax enforcement by TCEQ, plants along the Houston Ship Channel launch tons of toxic gases into our air, and face little penalty even when they exceed pollution limits over and over again.
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January 6, 2010
Obama's EPA Accused Of "Castrating" Clean Air Act In Houston
Clean-air advocates in Texas had such high hopes for the EPA under the Obama administration. After all, the federal environmental agency has said that, as early as today, it will significantly lower the national ozone limit and has essentially stated that some of Texas' pro-business industrial pe ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
The EPA: "Castrating," Maybe, But Also Getting Tougher
The EPA may giveth, but it can also taketh away -- the agency is toughening guidelines in the fight against smog pollution, lowering the national ozone limit for the eight-hour standard.A federal Environmental Protection Agency spokesman says the agency will announce today that it is lowering the ... More >>
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January 18, 2010
Coyotes And Bobcats Invade Area Yuppie Enclaves
Back in 2004, we covered the battle of man vs. coyote in League City. Now it appears the wily canines have moved the battlefront closer to town.WestUInstantNews picks up the, um, tail: Coyotes and bobcats have recently been spotted prowling the border of Bellaire and West University Place, prom ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
The EPA Might Actually Listen To People At Today's Hearing On Ozone Levels
The Environmental Protection Agency is in the midst of deciding exactly how low it is going to decrease the national smog pollution limit, otherwise known as ozone, and clean-air advocates want you to do your part to help ensure a cleaner, healthier Houston.All day today, the EPA is hosting a pub ... More >>
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March 23, 2010
Houston Scores Big In Fed's List Of Cities With Energy-Efficient Buildings
Houston's air may be a national joke, but we do score the occasional surprise good showing in environmental matters.The Environmental Protection Agency today put out its list of the Top 25 cities with the highest number of energy-efficient buildings, and Houston came in a solid sixth.The EPA coun ... More >>
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April 7, 2010
You Get Promised Thousands Of Wild Hogs To Kill, You Get Tame Pigs Instead
It may be difficult to believe that some internet advertising claims are exaggerated, but Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott insists such is the case in an action filed today. Worse, the victims of the alleged false claims are Texas hunters. It's almost sacreligious.All the hunters wanted to do w ... More >>
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May 26, 2010
Feds To Texas' Environmental Regulators: Good God, You Suck (UPDATED With Rick Perry Saying No, You Suck)
Feds come to the same conclusion we didThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency smacked the hell out of Texas environmental regulators earlier this week, announcing that the feds will begin taking control over the issuance of operating permits to chemical plants and refineries because the s ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Rick Perry To EPA: Stop. Sierra Club To EPA: Hurry The Eff Up
The Environmental Protection Agency is getting hit from both ends for its actions in Texas.The EPA has threatened to take over the permitting process from the Texas Commissin on Environmental Quality if the TCEQ doesn't get tougher on polluters.Governor Rick Perry was in Deer Park yesterday, once a ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Texas' Environmental Agency & The Feds: This Week May Be Crucial
This week's decision will be watched closelyAll eyes are on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality this week as its three commissioners will decide whether to grant an air permit to a proposed $3 billion petroleum coke-fired power plant in Corpus Christi.The Las Brisas Energy Center has be ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
TCEQ, State's Clean-Air "Watchdog," About To Be Sued Over A Local Plant
Austin's power supplier a major polluter, groups sayAs 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 >>
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July 21, 2010
BP Oil Spill: Tunes For Turtles This Weekend
Onward through the oilSince the BP oil spill began 8,427 days ago, we've heard about how the catastrophe has endangered the welfare of birds, fishermen, tourist shops, and at least one British dickhead CEO, but there hasn't been much said about our society's most vulnerable -- Gulf Coas ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
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September 1, 2010
TCEQ & The EPA: Feds Again Slam Texas' Pollution-Control Efforts
TCEQ: Honeymoon with the feds is definitely overThe EPA took yet another bite out of the Texas air-pollution regulatory system on Tuesday when it decreed that some of state's rules violate federal clean air law.At issue is what's called the New Source Review Program. It deals with the permitting ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Climate Change, Houston's Hot Summer And An Extreme-Weather Future
The heat is on in Texas and elsewhereAugust was the hottest month ever in Houston. A whopping 88.7 degrees, on average, topping previous records from both 1980 and 1962 by a full three-tenths of a degree.And while that doesn't sound like a lot to most folks, it's the kind of number that makes sci ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Tupelo: New Baby Elephant To Challenge Baylor's Cuteness Crown
Courtesy Houston ZooTupelo says move over, BaylorMere months afte winning the epic Houston Zoo Cute-Off, Baylorthe baby elephant is seeing his reign challenged by the arrival of Tupelo, an equally cute -- and younger -- rival.Such us the hard life of the jungle. Or the zoo.Tupelo entered the wor ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Chevron Phillips Settles Suit Over Pollution At Baytown Plant, No Thanks To TCEQ
Chevron-Phillips: The TCEQ wouldn't step in, so local groups didAfter years of illegally emitting carcinogens and other toxic pollutants into the air, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company has agreed to a settle a lawsuit against it and clean up its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown."We can all breathe ea ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
ExxonMobil's Baytown Refinery Sued For Being So Damn Leaky
Headed to courtFollowing 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 >>
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December 30, 2010
Texas To EPA: Keep Your Hands Off Our Rubber Stamp!!
Texas goes to courtAs expected, Texas state officials are not just going to roll over and accept the Obama administration's taking away their right to rubber-stamp every application to let companies pour greenhouses gases into the air. Texas AG Greg Abbott went to court today, filing a petit ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Texas AG Greg Abbott Grabs The Spotlight In Fight Against EPA's Tailpipe-Emissions Rule
Greg Abbott leads a mostly southern uprisingTexas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants everyone to know that he is doing everything he can to stop the federal Environmental Protection Agency from trying to implement greenhouse-gas limits on cars and trucks. In the latest of a series of lawsuit ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Annise Parker Wins National Award for Making Houston Greener
Getting some (wind-powered) props.What with all the electric cars and the green municipal buildings, Houston is maybe starting to ditch its reputation for being one of the more polluted cities in the country. Of course, there's still a boatload of pollution, but at least the city government i ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
EPA Hits Texas, Other States With Tougher Air Pollution Regulations: Cue Outrage From Rick Perry, Greg Abbott
Feds up the ante in battle against TCEQ, PerryThe Environmental Protection Agency announced stricter rules on air pollution, rules that will especially affect Texas, whose politicians have been fighting tenaciously to avoid federal regulation of the state's many pollution producers. The EPA ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Good Air Pollution News in Texas? "Flexible Permit" Companies Agree to EPA Guidelines
Breath of fresh airIt's a rarity: Good air-pollution news in Texas that doesn't involve the Obama administration forcing state officials to do their job. The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that 156 Texas companies who have received the notoriously loose "flexible" permits ha ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Khanh Vu: Fish-Farm Owner Says Ignore the Shotgun Shells, Those Protected Birds Died Because of Transmission Lines
Time for revenge.The owner of a Palacios fish farm was found guilty of killing 90 protected brown pelicans and a slew of other birds, the U.S. Attorney's Office says. Khanh Vu, the owner of Seaside Aquaculture Inc., faces a fine of up to $15,000 and six months in prison for his conviction. ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Idiot Fish: The Night I Ate an Endangered Species
The idiot fish is endangered for a reason: It's delicious.A couple of weeks back, I enjoyed a beautiful dinner at Kubo's next to a table of hilariously drunk Japanese people boisterously eating sashimi off a giant wooden boat that acted as a centerpiece/serving tray, while my dining companion ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
10 Fish You're Eating That Are Endangered Species
Human beings: acting like jerks since we killed off the pupfish.Yesterday, we touched briefly on the plight of the idiot fish, a small red fish with giant, round marbles for eyes. It's delicious, despite its odd appearance. And it's also endangered. Yet it's still sold and served across the w ... More >>
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