Energy & Environment
EPA Grant Set To Help Redevelop Contaminated Sites In Underserved Houston Neighborhoods
Posted on · The sites include a former incinerator, thermal processing facility and two abandoned commercial high rises.
Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
Energy & Environment
Texas To Make Environmental Proceedings More Accessible To Non-English Speakers, Following Civil Rights Complaint
Posted on · Air and water permits for industrial facilities are often granted in predominantly Latino communities, but environmental justice advocates say language barriers often make it hard for community members to participate in the public process.
Energy & Environment
Cleanup Of The San Jacinto Waste Pits Faces More Delays, EPA Says
Posted on · Community members are calling on the EPA to accelerate the cleanup of the waste pits, which contain dioxins, a group of chemicals known to cause cancer.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Issues Brazoria County Disaster Declaration After Deadly Amoeba Found In Lake Jackson Water Supply
Posted on · The city is now under a boil water notice as of 10 p.m. Saturday, the governor and city officials said.
Energy & Environment
EPA Finalizes Rollback Of Methane Regulations For Oil And Gas Industry
Posted on · Oil and gas operations make up the largest industrial source of methane emissions in the U.S. — and much of those emissions come from Texas, the country’s top oil and gas producer.
Energy & Environment
Harris County Sues EPA Over Chemical Safety Rules
Posted on · The government overturned the rules in 2019, saying they were no longer “reasonable or practicable.”
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2981: A Catalyst for Change
Posted on · Episode: 2981 Catalytic Converters: A Catalyst For Change. Today, we don't go up in smoke.
News
‘Secrecy Provision’ Prevented Public Input On Houston’s $2 Billion Deal To Fix Sewers
Posted on · Councilmember Dwight Boykins told News 88.7 he plans to delay the vote for one week, so advocates have an opportunity to view the agreement.
City of Houston
Houston’s Sewers Could Soon Get A Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade
Posted on · The EPA has been working with the City of Houston to finalize a plan to reduce contamination.
Energy & Environment
ExxonMobil Reaches $600,000 Settlement With EPA, DOJ
Posted on · After a deadly accident, environmental advocates say the civil penalty is little more than a slap on the wrist.
News
Fear And Frustration Over EPA Move To Kill Chemical-Disaster Protections
Posted on · The EPA intends to block rules to prevent and respond to leaks, explosions and other disasters at chemical facilities and refineries around the U.S. That scares many people who live and work nearby.
News
EPA Chief Pruitt’s Senior Legal Counsel Resigns Amid Ethics Complaints
Posted on · In a statement announcing Greenwalt’s resignation, Pruitt called her a “tremendous leader” within the agency.
Energy & Environment
Report Says EPA Is Being Less Aggressive In Enforcing Rules
Posted on · The agency says the report ignores a longer-term decline in environmental enforcement cases
News
EPA Says Superfund Task Force Left Behind Little Paper Trail
Posted on · The task force in June issued a nearly three dozen-page report containing 42 detailed recommendations, all of which Pruitt immediately adopted
Houston Matters
ExxonMobil Settlement: Do Punishments Allow Companies To Drag Their Feet On Environmental Protections?
Posted on · Is the settlement between the oil giant and the EPA a victory for the environment -- or just business as usual? Energy writer Loren Steffy joins us to discuss the case.