Update on the I-45 (NHHIP) Project & FEIS Comment Deadline, Dec. 9
November 22, 2020
This is an overview of the status of the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) that would re-route and expand I-45 around downtown and north to Beltway 8....
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Bay Area Sierra Club Zoom Holiday Dinner Party
November 20, 2020
Bay Area Sierra Club Zoom Holiday Dinner Party: Wednesday, December 16, 7:00 pm...
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Buffalo Bayou Flooding Plans – We Must Make Our Concerns Heard
November 20, 2020
Plans are being made to address flooding in Buffalo Bayou. Our informed input is needed now to insure that environmental values will receive a high priority....
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The Healing Power of Nature – San Bernard River on Election Day
November 20, 2020
By Tom Douglas
Having voted early and participated to varying degrees in the pre-election campaign season, five of us decided to calm our nerves on election day by taking a paddle together....
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Houston Sierra Club ExCom Candidate Nominations Announced
November 19, 2020
Election time is nearing for Houston Sierra Club (HSC) members! In December, annual elections for our Executive Committee (ExCom) occur.
Bayou Banner November 2020
November 6, 2020
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for November 2020. Click the title to see the news this month.
Short Fuse to Comment on Bad Bayou Proposal
October 24, 2020
By Evelyn L. Merz
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued an Interim Feasibility Report of its post-Harvey “Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency”. Comments are due by November 20....
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Draft 20 Year Solid Waste Plan for City of Houston
October 23, 2020
The City of Houston has released a draft 20 Year Long Range Plan for the City's Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD)....
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Fall on Marysee Prairie is Glorious!
October 23, 2020
By Brandt Mannchen
In this day of Covid-19, sometimes it’s hard to find the joy in life. That is one of the reasons that I visited Marysee Prairie, the only restored tallgrass prairie in the Big Thicket, on October 15....
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Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: Rachel Powers, CEC Executive Director
October 20, 2020
On November 18, 2020, the Bay Area Sierra Club's monthly meeting will have Rachel Powers, Executive Director of the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition talking about connecting to our region’s environmental community....
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