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Texas found startling amounts of a cancer-causing chemical in the air outside Houston. Nobody told...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTexas regulators documented startling amounts of benzene in Channelview, near Houston. Instead of...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks state to halt new cement plant permits until 2025
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCiting community concerns about a planned cement plant in Grayson County, Patrick’s letter asks TCEQ...
Illegal dam reporting on the rise in Central TX, state agencies say
KXAN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Equality...
The “1-mile rule”: Texas’ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt’s not found anywhere in state law or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s rules, but...
Public's D-day near for Marathon's El Paso refinery air pollution permit application
The El Paso Times via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoD-day is approaching this week in Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s pursuit of a 10-year renewal of the...
The other border dispute is over an 80-year-old water treaty
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 week agoEditor's note: This story was reported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of...
Texas welcomed Elon Musk. Now his rural neighbors aren't so sure.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBASTROP COUNTY, Texas - Chap Ambrose has always been a fan of Elon Musk. He spent $100 to join the...
Marathon oil refinery in East-Central El Paso seeks to renew state air permit for 10 years
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This story was updated to show the El Paso refinery can release 1,023 tons of...
Marathon oil refinery in center of El Paso seeks renewal of permit regulating pollution
The El Paso Times via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoMarathon Petroleum Corp. is seeking to renew for another 10 years the Texas air permit regulating...
How Texas polluters classify big facilities as smaller ones to avoid stricter environmental rules...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIndustrial developers describe large facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting...