For years, Bayou City Waterkeeper has worked to tackle a major source of water pollution in the Lower Galveston Bay watershed: the city of Houston’s sewage treatment system. Last year, these efforts culminated in a $2 billion consent decree which will lead to major infrastructure improvements across the city. This is a major victory, but […]
Join us in welcoming our fellows and interns for the spring semester! Jenny Borski, Legal Intern Jenny is a 3L at South Texas College of Law. She was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Jenny received her Bachelor of Science at Texas A&M University in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. During her time at A&M, she […]
This text was previously published in Cite: The Architecture and Design Review of Houston. In September, the US Army Corps of Engineers released the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Texas Study (CTS). The culmination of a five-year, $20 million study, the CTS encompasses a collection of technical assessments examining storm risks for the Texas coast. The […]
Today, twenty-one environmental groups, including Bayou City Waterkeeper and our fellow Texas-based Waterkeepers San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper and Environmental Stewardship, filed a petition with EPA today to take over and repair Texas’ broken system of issuing permits to control water pollution, which has made it too easy for industries to contaminate waterways across the […]
Climate change is here. Our Texas coast needs solutions now. The Ike Dike is not the answer. View Images:
We’re grateful for the support offered by corporate partners across the watershed. Altar’d State is a women’s fashion boutique with a mission to fill a gap in the retail industry and change the world for the better. Altar’d State’s Sugar Land store featured Bayou City Waterkeeper as part of “Mission Monday,” which spreads […]
Last week, Bayou City Waterkeeper submitted written comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the two federal agencies begin efforts to clarify the protections offered by the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, was intended to “protect and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological […]
Welcome to our new fellows and interns for the fall semester! Ayesha Durrani, Legal Intern Ayesha is a rising second-career 2L at South Texas College of Law. Though she was born in Portland, Oregon, her family has been firmly rooted in Houston since she was two years old, and she considers herself a Texan! Ayesha […]
This is a post by summer 2021 legal intern Elizabeth Hidalgo, a third-year law student at the University of Houston Law Center. As explained by former legal intern Jessica Villalon, the legacy of racist planning decisions has caused flooding to disproportionately affect Black, brown, and low-income Houstonians. Traditional approaches to mitigating flood risks have not […]
