The Anthropocene

Most of new geological Epochs are created by splicing up existing ones into smaller sections. Some people are considering what the next one will be. A CBC episode of the current explains that it might be called the Anthopocene. An Epoch is a fairly fine definition of Geological time, it not like throwing down a new Jurassic Period or Paleozoic Era, but an addition to the chart none the less.

Texas Groundwater Law (same as it ever was)

I read via the NWGA newsletter that: The Texas Supreme Court ruled that landowners have an ownership interest in the water underneath their land. Similar to oil, you can extract all the groundwater under your property until your neighbors well runs dry.

This holds up a law created in 1843 when groundwater was thought to be from underground rivers.