Why an Environmental Group is Going After Austin’s Coal Plant
One environmental group believes that the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) needs something more than just a chimney sweep to clean up its act. LCRA was served with a notice of intent to sue last...
View ArticleWhy a Bunch of Kids Are Suing the TCEQ
Last week, a Travis County district judge ruled in favor of a bunch of kids suing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Three environmentally-minded minors and a young adult argued that Texas’...
View ArticleHappy 40th Birthday, Clean Water Act
No one likes turning forty, but today the Clean Water Act is celebrating its birthday. On October 18, 1972 the act was signed into law by Congress. Before the Clean Water Act, two-thirds of waterways...
View ArticleObama Vows to Tackle Climate Change in Inaugural Speech
Citing “the devastating impact of raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms” President Barack Obama put tackling climate change on a list of goals for his second presidential term...
View ArticleMixed Results in New EPA Report on Toxins and Children
We’ve come a long way since the days when kids played in clouds of DDT, gas stations sold leaded gasoline, and smoking near youngsters was commonplace. America has made great strides since the 1970s in...
View ArticleVehicle Inspection Fraud Task Forces Running on Empty
In the war on air pollution in Texas’s smoggiest cities, investigators say the state has slashed their funding even as they continue to find illegal vehicle inspection operations thriving in their...
View ArticleShell Agrees to Pay Over $115 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations in...
Federal agencies announced Wednesday that Shell Oil has agreed to pay $115 million to install pollution controls at their refinery and chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas to resolve alleged violations...
View ArticleYou May Want to Slow Your Coal Roll in Texas
The world is warming, and there’s heated debate over what to do about it, or if it’s even warming at all. (Hint: It is.) Amidst this debate, some opponents of government regulations and environmental...
View ArticleEPA Showdown: Who in Texas Wants Tighter Refinery Regulation?
Do Hydrogen Cyanide Leaks Show Weakness of Current Regs? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will set up its microphones for an all day hearing Tuesday in Galena Park, a community on...
View ArticleTexas Grid Operator Says Clean Energy Plan Could Raise Bills and Lead to...
The clean energy plan put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to combat climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by power plants. But it may come at a price,...
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