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Tag: US EPA

Energy & Environment

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.

Tags Clean Power Plan climate change EDF global warming tceq US EPA

Energy & Environment

Group says Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is Dangerously Polluting the Water

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 19, 2016 · The controversy over “fracking” could be moving off-shore. But the drilling industry says the government’s own analysis found little harm.

Tags BOEM gulf of mexico Texas oil and gas US EPA

Energy & Environment

EPA to Decide if Tons of Toxic Sludge Will Remain in San Jacinto River

Dave Fehling

Posted on August 25, 2016 · The remedy for a toxic threat to Galveston Bay could be revealed any day now.

Tags San Jacinto waste pits US EPA

Energy & Environment

Better Air In Houston But Not Good Enough

Dave Fehling

Posted on August 15, 2016 · More Texas counties are being added to a list of those that have levels of smog that can hurt people.

Tags ozone tceq US EPA

Politics

Congress Votes To Overhaul Nation’s Chemical Safety Law

Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 25, 2016 · The bill to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a margin of nearly 400 votes. The Senate is expected to approve the measure within days.

Tags chemical safety congress Congressman Gene Green Senator John Cornyn US EPA

Energy & Environment

Why Little Gas Leaks Are Adding Up To Big Losses For Texas

Dave Fehling

Posted on April 21, 2016 · Data just released from the government show greenhouse gas emissions have ticked up a bit nationwide. In Texas, there’s concern about a growing source of one greenhouse gas in particular: methane.

Tags climate change gas leaks greenhouse gas methane emissions Texas Railroad Commission US EPA

Energy & Environment

Small Texas Communities, Big Arsenic Risk in Drinking Water Says Environmental Group

Dave Fehling

Posted on March 14, 2016 · Potentially harmful levels of arsenic are in public drinking water systems scattered across Texas including in some small systems in the Houston area according to state data analyzed by a public interest group.

Tags Environmental Integrity Project Houston water tceq Texas water US EPA

Energy & Environment

What’s In The Air Near Natural Gas Plants? Some Plants Now Will Reporting Releases

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 27, 2015 · Environmentalists are claiming a victory in their efforts to bring greater scrutiny to pollution that’s coming from the oil and gas industry.

Tags oil and gas Texas oil and gas US EPA

Energy & Environment

ERCOT: Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’ Will Raise Texas Electricity Prices

Dave Fehling

Posted on October 16, 2015 · Officials who manage the state’s power grid say new environmental regulations could make electricity more expensive and raise the risk of shortages. The White House disagrees.

Tags Clean Power Plan electricity ercot US EPA

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