Oil Water Wildcatters
Stanley Weiner’s company, STW Resources, boils wastewater under high pressure to suck out all the toxic chemicals that the water contains when it emerges from an oil well.The water treated with this...
View ArticleBetter management key to future water supply
From thousands of dead trees in Memorial Park to significant strain to the freshwater-dependent Galveston Bay, the drought has taken a real toll on Houston's environment and underscores how critical it...
View ArticleWater proposal makes opposites attract
In Texas politics, water makes for strange bedfellows.Gov. Rick Perry has campaigned for Proposition 6, standing side by side with some of his Democratic critics in the Texas Legislature.The measure...
View ArticleTexans overwhelmingly approve water proposal
“We’re thrilled that Texas voters have chosen to invest in Texas’ water future,” said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas, a statewide advocacy group. “Texas is in a water crisis, caused by...
View ArticleHow Prop 6 Passed, and What’s Up Next for Water Projects in Texas
Texans passed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to jump-start financing for water projects in the state: Proposition 6, which would take $2 billion in surplus state money from the state’s Rainy Day...
View ArticleTexans approve constitutional amendments
“We’re very pleased that Texans have voted to take this allocation from the Rainy Day fund to spur the development of infrastructure to deliver adequate water supply to our homes, schools and...
View ArticleVotes Flood in for Prop 6 Water Cash
With early voting reported by the secretary of state, Prop. 6 was on to a healthy 3-1 head start. The 76.36% "for" vote held basically steady so far on election day, trembling down slightly to 74.14%....
View ArticleIn Texas, water referendum wins, Astrodome loses
"We're thrilled that Texas voters have chosen to invest in Texas' water future," said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas, a statewide advocacy group. "Texas is in a water crisis, caused by...
View ArticleVotes cast in 1st Election Day under ID law
“We’re thrilled that Texas voters have chosen to invest in Texas’ water future,” said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas, a statewide advocacy group. “Texas is in a water crisis, caused by...
View ArticleAfter Proposition 6 what comes next?
While Texas voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to create a new fund for the development of water projects, don't expect to see an explosion of construction for quite some...
View ArticleNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation announces $8.8 million for Gulf...
"These grants are welcome news for our treasured, but ailing, Gulf coast," said Luke Metzger, Director of Environment Texas. "Our Gulf coast not only provides our families with places to swim and play...
View ArticleGroups: Bad Prop. 6 Spending Could Harm Galveston Bay
"Last week, Texas overwhelmingly supported Proposition 6, a historic investment in cutting water waste and conserving water," said Dani Neuharth-Keusch, field associate with Environment Texas Research...
View ArticleWater Development Board Begins Plans
"Getting the money was just half the battle," Environment Texas Director Luke Metzger said. "Now we must galvanize the same level of public demand-- to spend that money in ways that restore our rivers...
View ArticleReport Says Plan's Water Supply Projects May Threaten Rivers
A new report by the Environment Texas Research and Policy Center advises the state to focus on conservation measures following the passage of Proposition 6 and to avoid water supply projects that could...
View ArticleArea State Representative Backing Away From Fight Against Plastic Bag Ordinances
Rachel Stone, an attorney at the Austin-based Environment Texas, said the organization is thrilled the Alamo City is considering the ban. “Environment Texas applauds Councilman Medina for taking...
View ArticleEnvironmental Group In Texas Watches SCOTUS Decision On EPA Pollution Rules
“A lot of pollution travels across state lines,” says Luke Metzger, Director of Environment Texas, “and impacts the health of other citizens of the United States. A few years back [the EPA] proposed...
View ArticleHow Prop 6 Passed, and What’s Up Next for Water Projects in Texas
Texans passed a constitutional amendment Tuesday to jump-start financing for water projects in the state: Proposition 6, which would take $2 billion in surplus state money from the state’s Rainy Day...
View Article2014 will be big for Texas environment
This is already shaping up to be a big year for Texas’ environment. Decisions are about to be made that will have a major impact on air quality, the Gulf Coast and Texas rivers.
View ArticleWorse global warming effects ahead for Texas, federal report says
But Luke Metzger, director of the advocacy group Environment Texas, said climate change is already harming Texas and called greenhouse limits on coal vital.“This isn’t the only action we need to solve...
View ArticleSouth Texas economic hopes hitched to SpaceX
Noise pollution and contamination from the chemicals sprayed during rocket launches are among the issues to consider, Metzger said. Ocelots, a threatened leopard species, face the greatest risks, he...
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