Declining harvests, heavier regulation, climate change, and oil and gas development all have taken the Texas oyster industry to the breaking point.
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Galveston Oil Spill: Assessing the Damage
From either an ecological or public relations perspective, the Galveston Bay oil spill in March that released 168,000 gallons of thick, residual oil had the makings of a disaster. The peak spring migration was nearing and birds returning from their Latin American wintering grounds had begun crowding Texas estuaries. A […]
LONE STAR GREEN: Texas Lawmakers Sleep As Future Storms Gather Strength
Five years ago, Hurricane Ike – one of the costliest storms in U.S. history – plowed into Galveston Bay chewing through $29 billion in homes, businesses, roads, and bridges. It further punished the Texas economy to the tune of $142 billion in the year of recovery that followed, according to […]