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Texas Coal Loses Battle at NRG Power Plant, Wyoming Coal Wins
Posted on · A couple hundred jobs could eventually be eliminated as an industry is coming to an end in a small town north of Houston.
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Is a Houston-Area Coal-Fired Power Plant Emitting Too Much of a Deadly Pollutant?
Posted on · It's sort of overlooked here in Greater Houston amid a prominent oil and gas industry, but we do still have coal-fired power plants. And a recent report from the Sierra Club is singling out one such plant in Fort Bend County. Today, we talk with the Sierra Club’s Chrissy Mann. She's the Senior Campaign Representative […]
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The Future of Coal and Our Aging Water Infrastructure: Monday’s Show (September 28, 2015)
Posted on · It's sort of overlooked here in Greater Houston amid a prominent oil and gas industry, but we do still have coal-fired power plants. And a recent report from the Sierra Club is singling out one such plant in Fort Bend County. On today’s edition of Houston Matters, we talk with the Sierra Club about why […]
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Houston Matters for Tues., Oct. 29, 2013
Posted on · The state of Texas believes the Environmental Protection Agency does not have legal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from factories and power plants. Such disputes over carbon emissions have pitted environmental regulators against industry for years. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over this question – and the state of […]