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Unhealthy air quality levels expected across southeast Texas
HOUSTON — With abundant sunshine and warm and humid temperatures, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone Action Day for Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas for Sunday. The atmosphere will be favorable for producing unhealthy levels of ozone pollution. People with respiratory health issues should limit...
Witnessing the River of Birds
I spent the last week of April in southeast Texas seeing one of the great wonders of our natural world. Every spring billions of songbirds migrate north from South and Central America through the Yucatán Peninsula and fly over the Gulf of Mexico landing generally on the southeast coast of Texas around Galveston. This is literally a river of birds flying from 500 – 1500 feet in the air from dusk to dawn this time of year.
TAMU-CC students take part in oil spill training after Galveston barge collision
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In wake of Wednesday's barge collision in Galveston, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi took the opportunity to offer expert insight with a special Oil Spill Training on Thursday. A dozen students were able to participate by learning how to operate boats out on the water...
Unhealthy air quality alert issued for sensitive groups in Houston, Galveston and Brazoria areas
HOUSTON – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued an air quality alert for the Houston, Galveston and Brazoria areas for Tuesday and Wednesday. The atmospheric conditions are producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston and Galveston surrounding areas on Wednesday. The air quality is deemed...
Barge crash's marine life impacts being monitored as Pelican Island bridge reopens
As life on Galveston's Pelican Island seemingly returns to normal, Eyewitness News is learning about the marine life impacts due to the thousands of gallons of oil that leaked from the barge crash.
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