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Bayou Banner Distribution Changes
Frequently we have been asked "Why can't I have my Bayou Banner
delivered electronically, thereby reducing the cost of delivery and the amount of paper
used?" (February 2010) More -->
Update About the Katy Prairie Protection Fight: Grand
Parkway Segment E
The proposed Grand Parkway, Segment E (GP), continues to get a lot of press.
First, the lawsuit that the Sierra Club filed against the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for an inadequate environmental
analysis is moving forward. October 2009 deadlines were set for putting information into
the record that will be used to decide the case and for all briefings on the issues.
(February 2010) More -->
Katy Prairie Legal Fund Appeal and Challenge Grant
The Houston Sierra Club urgently needs your financial support to continue important
legal actions to protect the Katy Prairie and the Cypress Creek watershed.
(February 2010) More -->
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January News:
EPA Public Hearing on Smog Standard Needs Your Presence
and Input so We All Can Breathe Easier
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed tightening the
health-based national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone (smog). The EPA has
proposed a stricter ozone standard (between 60 parts per billion (ppb) and 70 ppb, using
three significant digits, averaged over eight hours) because research shows ozone is
harmful to public health and welfare below the present standard of 75 ppb.
(January 2010) More -->
Pyramid Magnolias Need Protection – How You Can
Help
The Big Thicket of East Texas has been called the “Biological Crossroads
of North America.” Now you can help save some of that “diversity of life”
by helping buy one of the last known sites of the rare Pyramid Magnolia (Magnolia
pyramidata) in Texas. The “Flora of North America” says that this tree is
“very local and nowhere abundant.” Other scattered populations exist in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The “Center for Plant
Conservation” states that the Pyramid Magnolia is threatened but there is no formal
conservation plan to protect the species. There are no Pyramid Magnolias protected in Big
Thicket National Preserve. (January 2010) More
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2010 News:
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Bayou Banner Distribution Changes
Frequently we have been asked "Why can't I have my Bayou Banner
delivered electronically, thereby reducing the cost of delivery and the amount of paper
used?" (February 2010)
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Youth
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General Conservation
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Forestry
Pyramid Magnolias Need Protection – How You Can
Help
The Big Thicket of East Texas has been called the “Biological Crossroads
of North America.” Now you can help save some of that “diversity of life”
by helping buy one of the last known sites of the rare Pyramid Magnolia (Magnolia
pyramidata) in Texas. The “Flora of North America” says that this tree is
“very local and nowhere abundant.” Other scattered populations exist in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The “Center for Plant
Conservation” states that the Pyramid Magnolia is threatened but there is no formal
conservation plan to protect the species. There are no Pyramid Magnolias protected in Big
Thicket National Preserve. (January 2010)
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Transportation
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Watershed Management
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Clean Water & Air
EPA Public Hearing on Smog Standard Needs Your Presence
and Input so We All Can Breathe Easier
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed tightening the
health-based national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone (smog). The EPA has
proposed a stricter ozone standard (between 60 parts per billion (ppb) and 70 ppb, using
three significant digits, averaged over eight hours) because research shows ozone is
harmful to public health and welfare below the present standard of 75 ppb.
(January 2010)
Habitat Preservation
Update About the Katy Prairie Protection Fight: Grand
Parkway Segment E
The proposed Grand Parkway, Segment E (GP), continues to get a lot of press.
First, the lawsuit that the Sierra Club filed against the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for an inadequate environmental
analysis is moving forward. October 2009 deadlines were set for putting information into
the record that will be used to decide the case and for all briefings on the issues.
(February 2010)
Katy Prairie Legal Fund Appeal and Challenge Grant
The Houston Sierra Club urgently needs your financial support to continue important
legal actions to protect the Katy Prairie and the Cypress Creek watershed.
(February 2010)
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Bayou Banner Distribution Changes
Update About Katy Prairie Protection Fight: Grand Parkway Segment E
Katy Prairie Legal Fund Appeal and Challenge Grant
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