Tag Archives: TCEQ
State Toxicologist, a Skeptic of Mainstream Air Pollution Science, Seeks Seat on EPA Panel
Michael Honeycutt said it'd be a "minor miracle" if he was selected for an EPA clean air panel, but he sent more than 100 emails asking for support, anyway....Read More
TCEQ: Contested Coal Mine Can Release Wastewater Into Drinking Supply
Locals called the environmental regulators' decision ‘unconscionable.’
Locals called the TCEQ's decision "unconscionable," saying that wastewater from the mine will pollute drinking water for Maverick County residents....Read More
In the Name of Our Ancestors
Against the odds, indigenous activists take on an international coal mining firm.
Against the odds, indigenous activists take on an international coal mining firm near Eagle Pass, saying the state is putting profits before native peoples....Read More
Texas Supreme Court Blocks Houston Air Quality Ordinance
The city said it needed local regulations to make up for lax TCEQ air quality enforcement, and without them, the already polluted air will simply get worse. ...Read More
Report: Lax Enforcement, Loopholes Lead to Few Consequences for Polluters
According to a new report, legal loopholes and lax enforcement from environmental regulators allow industrial plants to illegally emit tons of pollutants....Read More
TCEQ Chairman: Reducing Smog Will Make Texans Sick
The head of the state’s environmental agency told lawmakers that lowering ozone levels will harm, rather than help, Texans.
The environmental agency head told lawmakers that lowering ozone levels will not improve public health in Texas, contrary to decades of scientific research....Read More
‘Both Sides’ Heard at Climate Change Panel
The global scientific authority on climate change released its fifth global assessment this month, finding that human-induced warming of the planet is “unequi...Read More
Whooping Cranes Lawsuit Could Change Texas Water Rights
“Texas has already recognized that instream flows are extremely important; the whooping crane is just a measuring stick for how well we’re doing,” says Am...Read More
Lawmaker Wants to Limit Challenges to Harold Simmons’ Radioactive Waste Dump
Citizen challenges to a West Texas radioactive waste dump owned by Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons would be limited under legislation filed by Rep. Drew Darby...Read More