Bayou City Currents
Scrap metal yards burden our bayous and communities of color
This is a guest post by June Hormell, a summer 2020 legal intern. By and large, Houston’s scrap metal yards share one striking feature – most are on or near a bayou. These waterfront locations allow the metal to be easily loaded and unloaded onto boats that travel through the Ship Channel. But this efficiency […]
Take Action: Houston Needs Nature-Based Flood Projects
Take Action Today! Encourage Houston’s leaders to invest in green and natural infrastructure that improves drainage, reduces flooding, and keeps people out of harm’s way for generations to come!
Flooding Disproportionately Impacts People of Color
This is a guest post by Jessica Villalón, a summer 2020 legal intern. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall along the Texas Coast two years ago, no one could have predicted the magnitude of devastation that would follow. Although many Houston residents were able to evacuate and escape the storm’s wrath, thousands of Houston’s poorest residents […]
Welcome Our Fall Interns & Fellows!
We’re pleased to introduce you to the students who will be interning with Bayou City Waterkeeper this fall: Anthony D’Souza, Rice University (Senior), Wetlands Research Fellow Anthony is a senior at Rice University, majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in Politics, Law & Social Thought. He has interned for Bayou City Waterkeeper since the […]
Environmental injustices in Houston’s sewers must be addressed through federal settlement
Last Friday, Bayou City Waterkeeper filed a brief in federal court, alerting U.S. District Judge Charles R. Eskridge, III, to several shortcomings in the City of Houston’s $2 billion sewer settlement, including the failure to address environmental injustices, overflows affecting private homes, and community engagement over the next 15 years. Last month, federal and state […]
Opinion: Can’t wait for Ike Dike? We must act now to protect Galveston Bay.
This op-ed was published by the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday, 2 September 2020, featuring Jordan Macha, Executive Director for Bayou City Waterkeeper, and Bob Stokes, President for Galveston Bay Foundation. See original post here. Opinion: Can’t wait for Ike Dike? We must act now to protect Galveston Bay. Here’s how. Jordan Macha & Bob Stokes […]
Opinion: Houston must pivot to nature-based flood mitigation
This op-ed was published by the Houston Chronicle on Thursday, 6 August 2020, featuring Jordan Macha, Executive Director for Bayou City Waterkeeper, and Amanda Fuller, Director of Texas Coast and Water Program for National Wildlife Federation. See original post here. Opinion: More concrete ditches and paved-over prairies? Houston must pivot to nature-based flood mitigation By [...]
Breaking News: Wetland Lawsuit Against the Army Corps of Engineers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2020 CONTACTS Kristen Schlemmer, Legal Director 512-619-1583 | kristen@bayoucitywaterkeeper.org Jordan Macha, Executive Director 713-309-6683 | jordan@bayoucitywaterkeeper.org Federal approval of local wetlands destruction met with legal challenge by Bayou City Waterkeeper U.S. Army Corps of Engineers allowed destruction of wetlands, increasing flood risk for League [...]