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City’s smog concerns may choke power plant
Anybody catch this article last week in the Houston Chronicle? An important issue to think about: how coal plants will not only affect the surrounding air quality, but that of communities down wind. If...
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Public Citizen responds: Check your facts, Judge
For those of you following our work organizing citizens in the Bay City area against the proposed White Stallion coal plant, there is a new chapter to add to the saga. You may remember that we were...
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North Texas Public Hearing on Ozone Pollution — Have Your Voice Be Heard!
Support the EPA’s proposal for a stricter ozone pollution standard Join us for an important public hearing at Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram St, Arlington, TX. For more info check out...
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On global warming, the science is solid
Last weekend professors and scientists from four major Texas universities joined forces to write an editorial in the Houston Chronicle defending the science of global warming from skeptics and deniers....
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Get Involved in the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s Review of the TCEQ
The TCEQ granted a permit to re-open the ASARCO foundry over protests of staff, residents of El Paso, and local leaders. Luckily, the EPA intervened and stopped it. You’ve probably heard by now. The...
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EPA Approves Tougher Pollution Emission Limits
Federal environmental regulators set new limits on sulfur dioxide emissions for the first time in 40 years. A move that could prevent thousands of asthma attacks and premature deaths while reducing...
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Texas’ Political Culture Protects ‘Economic’ Interest Over Environment
It was a bit surprising that the EPA finally has taken a stand against the TCEQ’s practices of giving “flexible permits.” Prominent Texas politicians including the governor criticized the action taken...
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EPA Hearing in Dallas on New Ozone Standard
Video footage of a public meeting back in March for the Dallas, TX region. EPA has proposed a new NOx attainment standard, and this meeting was held during the comment period. Though an official EPA...
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TCEQ Decides That Regulating Pollution Isn’t Their Job
Yesterday the TCEQ remanded the air permit for the proposed Las Brisas petroleum-coke plant back to the State Office of Administrative Hearings. What they didn’t do is require the facility to do what’s...
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Corpus Christi citizens meet to begin the process of fixing TCEQ
TCEQ is broken. It’s not working in the public’s interest, and there are direct costs that all of us in the state of Texas are paying as a result. But there is an opportunity for us to fix some of the...
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Website offers some details about fracking chemicals: A public education...
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, Halliburton unveiled a new website that offers some details about the mix of chemicals used in a natural gas drilling technique following the Environmental Protection...
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EPA v. Texas: Showdown in Dallas
The much anticipated hearing between the Environmental Protection Agency and Texas regarding the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will occur this morning in Dallas, Texas. The hearing is set to...
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Clean Air Act Restrictions Pushed Aside in Wake of Political Preparation and...
Election season is imminent and advocates for environmental welfare and public health need not look very far for the hyper-political red tape and drawbacks to pollution legislation. Like many of her...
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Call your Senator and ask them to not block CSAPR!
The U.S. Senate is set to take a vote to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules affecting downwind communities. This single vote – tomorrow at noon – will be an up or down vote in the...
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Even a few days of air pollution may trigger a heart attack or stroke
According to an MSNBC article, even short-term exposure to air pollution — just a day or a week in some cases — may kick off a heart attack or stroke according to two new studies. The studies reveal...
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Gina McCarthy confirmed as new head of EPA
Newly Confirmed EPA head, Gina McCarthy The Senate approved Gina McCarthy to be the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency on a 59-40 vote Thursday, ending a lengthy battle over the post....
View ArticleSan Antonio coalition demands CPS action
The newly formed Re-Energize San Antonio Coalition put its opposition to CPS’s proposed rate hike on the record during a Sept. 9 citizen’s input meeting. Coalition representatives presented the utility...
View ArticleProposed carbon pollution standards for new power plants and now is your...
As promised, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its proposed standards to limit toxic carbon pollution from new power plants in the Federal Register. Today, January 8, 2013,...
View ArticlePollution from the San Jacinto River waste pits discussed at EPA community...
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 30th, to discuss plans to deal with pollution from the San Jacinto River waste pits....
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EPA Proposed Rollbacks to Chemical Disaster Rule will Harm Communities
UPDATE: The EPA has extended the public comment period for this rule. You can now submit your comments by an August 23rd deadline: https://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/… Last week,...
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