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Environmentalists Alarmed At Hydrocarbon Releases During Harvey

Posted on September 20, 2017 · Many refineries were shut down, and air monitors had to be removed and protected during the storm. In a post-mortem, environmentalists are critical of state and federal agencies for not planning ahead.

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Texas Sees Gloom and Doom by Cutting Greenhouse Gases

Posted on September 28, 2016 · Just a day after the U.S. Court of Appeals heard oral arguments over the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, Texas lawmakers held their own hearing. Republicans said new, federal environmental rules won’t be good for the state.