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Environmentalists Alarmed At Hydrocarbon Releases During Harvey

Ed Mayberry

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

Dave Fehling

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.

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Community members push back against proposed Carverdale landfill expansion

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on June 29, 2022 · More than 100 people met with state environmental regulators Tuesday night, many of whom spoke out against the expansion of the Hawthorne Landfill.

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Texas’ environmental agency says Sunset Review recommendations would create a burden for the agency

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on June 23, 2022 · The Sunset Commission outlined several recommendations regarding the TCEQ's public perception and its perceived lack of transparency. 

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Fifth Ward residents call on Union Pacific to do more to clean up the toxic contamination in their neighborhood

Katie Watkins

Posted on May 4, 2022 · State health officials have found higher than normal cancer rates in the area for both adults and children.

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EPA seeks more smog controls in Houston, Dallas after they fail to meet standards

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 14, 2022 · The Houston and Dallas regions may soon be designated as “severe” violators of federal smog rules, which would prompt more aggressive regulations.

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