Energy & Environment
Natural Gas Flaring Significantly Underestimated In Texas, Study Suggests
Posted on · The study is the latest evidence of a discrepancy between state data and federal government satellite imagery.
Tag: regulations
News
Advocacy Groups Say Post-Harvey Pollution Waivers Should Be Ended
Posted on · The governor's office says the waivers are under "constant evaluation", and will be ended when they're no longer needed.
News
Floodplain Building Regulations Adopted At Contentious City Council Meeting
Posted on · City Council members passed the new building rules after hours of debate
Houston Matters
Texas Regulator: Oil Markets Should Remain ‘Relatively Stable’ Through 2018
Posted on · Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton spoke with Houston Public Media about a variety of issues that will affect the future of the state's energy industry.
Energy & Environment
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Latest Texas Haze Rule
Posted on · The new plan gives Texas power plants alternatives to installing costly emissions controls
Houston Matters
What Would Repealing Net Neutrality Mean For Houston Internet Users?
Posted on · The FCC is set for a controversial vote that would repeal net neutrality rules established by the Obama Administration in 2015.
Energy & Environment
Oil And Gas Companies Announce Methane Reduction Plan
Posted on · Industry representatives suggest it's a way to show companies can police themselves
Energy & Environment
Abbott Says Regulations Are Stunting Refining Sector Growth
Posted on · Refineries generally don't like the Renewable Fuel Standard, but the sector isn't exactly struggling
Energy & Environment
Bill Delaying New Ozone Standards Moves Forward In Congress
Posted on · One local environmental group calls the bill an "excuse on the part of industry" to not address air quality problems more aggressively.
Houston Matters
How Will Rolling Back Federal Regulations Affect Businesses in Houston?
Posted on · President Trump says he’s going to seriously roll back regulations on businesses. So, for a city like Houston with so much industry, what would that mean for us? We discuss how fewer regulations might affect business and the environment in Greater Houston. Joining us for this conversation is Adrian Shelley, who serves as both the […]
Full Show
How Will Fewer Regulations Affect Houstonians? Thursday’s Show (February 9, 2017)
Posted on · On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss how fewer business regulations might affect the environment, changes to the National Weather Service's National Water Model, and the struggle Texas and Texans face paying for college. Also, singer-songwriter Mike Doughty performs in studio.
Transportation
City Responds To Uber’s Threats To Leave Houston
Posted on · The rideshare company says background check requirements are making it hard for them to operate. But Mayor Sylvester Turner says the priority is public safety.
Transportation
Uber Threatening To Leave Houston Over Regulations For New Drivers
Posted on · The company says Houston's requirements are making it difficult to do business in the city.
Houston Matters
Are Some Officials Too Close to the Industries They’re Tasked with Regulating?
Posted on · How close are regulators to the businesses they are charged with watching? When does their mission to protect the public interest get mired in the will to further industry? Texas Tribune energy reporter Jim Malewitz has been contemplating these questions. He joins us to discuss the sometimes uneasy relationship between industry and regulators in Greater […]
News
Houston’s ‘Pollution Police’ Challenged By Oil And Gas, Petrochemical Industries
Posted on · The squad of three dozen investigators, chemists and researchers handle some 700 complaints a year. And just like the cops who wear badges, Houston's pollution police enforce both city ordinances and state laws. But some energy producers have a problem with that and are trying to shut them down.