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Harris County sues TCEQ over grace period for new concrete batch plant standards – Houston Public Media

More stringent pollution-limiting requirements adopted last month by Texas' environmental regulatory agency will not take effect for up to 10 years in some cases.

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Houston filmmaker Alex Stapleton explores her film "The Price of Oil" – Houston Public Media

The new documentary, "The Price of Oil," examines the impact the oil and gas industry has had on the Pleasantville neighborhood in Northeast Houston.

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Fire department to conduct controlled burns at Houston Arboretum Wednesday – Houston Public Media

Residents in the Memorial Park area may see smoke nearby while the controlled fires are in progress, according to Houston Fire Department.

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Community leaders urge Greg Abbott to reverse permit for concrete crushing plant near LBJ Hospital – Houston Public Media

Residents and leaders are concerned about the health effects of the area with fine particle exposure, including elevated levels of heart disease, stroke, asthma, cancer and other respiratory issues.

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U.S. Rep. Greg Casar files bill to connect Texas grid to rest of the country – Houston Public Media

The former Austin City Council member's Connect the Grid Act would mandate that ERCOT create new interconnections with neighboring power grids.

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Houston is the riskiest city in the U.S. to own a home, report says – Houston Public Media

Houston has been plagued in recent years by extreme heat, flooding and other natural disasters.

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Texas ranks 3rd in the U.S. for residential solar power generation, new report says – Houston Public Media

The report from Environment Texas found that the state's solar power generation increased by nearly 3,700% over the last decade.

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As City of Houston moves forward with relocating Fifth Ward residents, development in cancer cluster area sparks concerns – Houston Public Media

The city issued 88 permits for new single-family homes and 17 for multifamily units since January 2019 when the cancer cluster area was first reported. The most recent was issued in January 2024, close to the plume, before Whitmire paused issuing permits at the end of  January.   

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Harris County is now violating newly-revised federal air quality standards – Houston Public Media

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tightened the federal standard for fine particle air pollution, resulting in Harris County being deemed a "nonattainment area."

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CenterPoint, City of Houston reach agreement on delivery rate increase slated to take effect March 1 – Houston Public Media

The Houston City Council last month denied a proposed 57% increase to CenterPoint's delivery rate for electricity, but the parties subsequently negotiated a smaller increase. Additional hikes could be coming in the months ahead because of a new Texas law that allows utility companies to make more rate increases per year.

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