Make your voice heard! Join Bayou City Waterkeeper and our local partners at our Houston Environmental Justice Advocacy Day at the Texas State Capitol. Together, we will meet with state legislators to discuss water and environmental concerns that affect our local region. This is your opportunity to directly influence policy and demand action for […]
Four years have passed since a federal judge in Houston approved a landmark agreement requiring the City of Houston to invest $2 billion in local sanitary sewer upgrades over 15 years, but it left out funding for private sewer laterals, resulting in an unjust burden on our residents. The City of Houston and Harris County […]
Join Bayou City Waterkeeper as part of the Texas Living Waters, at the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter's virtual Water for People & the Environment Committee Monthly Meeting to learn about Proposition 4 on the ballot this November. Proposition 4 Explained: What’s at Stake for Texas Water Speakers: Experts from the Texas Living Waters coalition, […]
Join Bayou City Waterkeeper and Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability for a virtual workshop exploring how wetland restoration can reduce flooding and strengthen community resilience in the Houston region. This session will share new research and modeling results from our ongoing collaboration, led by Dr. Elliott White Jr. and Dr. Diana Moanga. Using the […]
5 years down. 10 years to go. Is Houston on track? Five years ago, a federal Consent Decree was signed to force a fix for Houston’s crumbling sewer system. This 15-year mandate is the roadmap to ending raw sewage overflows in our streets, parks, and homes- especially in neighborhoods that have been historically neglected. Is […]
