In an effort it says will protect the endangered whopping crane, an alliance of Gulf Coast environmental and business groups, led by a prominent South Texas family, announced Tuesday that it will sue Texas’ environmental agency over its water management. If successful, the planned suit […]
Updates from December, 2009
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
State environmental agency to face whooping crane lawsuit
December 9th, 2009 | TAP In The NewsHOUSTON CHRONICLE
Water diversion threatens whoopers, group says
December 8th, 2009 | TAP In The NewsTexas has put endangered whooping cranes in harm’s way by diverting too much water from the Guadalupe River before it reaches their feeding grounds, according to a group that intends to file a federal lawsuit against the state’s environmental agency. The Aransas Project, an alliance […]
Welcome to TAP! Today we launch!
December 8th, 2009 | TAP UpdatesLet us be the first to welcome you to The Aransas Project. We’re glad you’re here, and we plan to make it worth your while to pop back here frequently. We’ll use this update blog to keep you posted on all of our news, related […]
TAP Files Notice of Intent to Sue TCEQ Officials For Illegally Harming Endangered Whooping Cranes
December 8th, 2009 | Press ReleaseRockport, TX — The Aransas Project (TAP) today filed a Notice of Intent to sue several officials of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in their official capacity for illegal harm and harassment of whooping cranes at and adjacent to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge […]
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Texas group to sue over whooping crane deaths
December 8th, 2009 | TAP In The NewsDALLAS — A conservation group says state regulators are to blame for last year’s record die-off in the world’s only natural flock of endangered whooping cranes, alleging water-use policies dried up food and water supplies in their drought-stricken South Texas winter habitat. The Aransas Project […]
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Group says Texas denies water flow needed for endangered whooping cranes
December 8th, 2009 | TAP In The NewsEnvironmentalists working to protect critically endangered whooping cranes wintering on the Texas coast said Monday that state regulators are denying the birds the fresh water they need to survive. FILE 2006/The Associated Press A whooping crane eats a crab on the Texas coast. Scientists say […]
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
Lawsuit aims to help cranes on Texas coast
December 8th, 2009 | TAP In The NewsIn an effort to protect the endangered whooping crane, an environmental coalition plans to notify Texas today that it intends to sue over the state’s management of the San Antonio and Guadalupe rivers. If the federal lawsuit is successful, it would fundamentally change water use […]
Plan to Visit TAP at 2010 Whooping Crane Festival
December 7th, 2009 | EventsFebruary 25-28, 2010 : Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, TX TAP will have a booth at the festival this year—plan on stopping by to visit us. More info on the festival available through the Port Aransas Chamber