Posted on · 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.
Posted on · The controversy over “fracking” could be moving off-shore. But the drilling industry says the government’s own analysis found little harm.
Posted on · The remedy for a toxic threat to Galveston Bay could be revealed any day now.
Posted on · More Texas counties are being added to a list of those that have levels of smog that can hurt people.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · 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.
Posted on · Environmentalists are claiming a victory in their efforts to bring greater scrutiny to pollution that’s coming from the oil and gas industry.
Posted on · 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.