Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
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TCEQ is Finally Doing Something About an East Texas Polluter
After years of inaction, the state environmental agency is poised to force German Pellets to install pollution controls at its Woodville processing plant.
After Decades of Living with Pollution, Relocation Program Offers Corpus Christi Residents a Way Out
For decades, residents of Hillcrest were exposed to chemicals from nearby Refinery Row. With “mixed feelings,” residents are now moving out of the neighborhood.
Industrial Wood Processor Accused of Making East Texans Sick May Get to Pollute Even More
Residents near German Pellets facilities in Woodville and Port Arthur allege that air pollution and fires have made them sick, but the state regulatory agency has done little to help, the Sierra Club says.
Trump’s Border Wall Lands Rio Grande on List of Nation’s Most Endangered Rivers
The river has long suffered from pollution and overuse, but 33 new miles of border wall could be the “last nail in the coffin,” environmentalists say.
In New Rule, Trump EPA Allows Texas Coal Plants to Pollute Even More Than They Already Do
Past administrations aimed to use the regulation to reduce haze-causing pollution in the Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains national parks.
Gulf Coast Environmental Group Sues Plastic Company After Slow Response from TCEQ
The nonprofit San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper and an environmental activist are suing to stop Formosa Plastics from discharging plastic pellets into nearby bays and estuaries.
Environmental Regulators Quietly Shrink Public Comment Period for Concrete Plants
Shortening the comment period by 15 days could burden citizens and reduce their opportunity to participate in the permitting process.
The Five Foulest Texas Environmental Stories of 2016
Lowlights include failing to track chemical spills during floods and rejecting the link between earthquakes and fracking.
App Lets Texans Find Out How Close They Live to Polluters
Searchable tool places 2.3 million Texans within a half mile of potentially hazardous oil and gas operations.