Sunset Commission hearing keeps going and going and going
Here I am at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar people watching Christmas shoppers (for those readers not from Austin, the Armadillo Bazaar is an annual artist Christmas venue which has been happening in...
View ArticleFar from the madding crowd
It’s well after 10pm and the crowd at the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing has dwindled, including the commisioners. Of the 12 commissioners, I’m only seeing five still on the dias and as the camera...
View ArticleSunset Recommendations Coming Wednesday
The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission will make its recommendations on how and whether to allow such state agencies as the Railroad Commission, the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on...
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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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Where’s the Outrage? TCEQ Approves Las Brisas Pollution Permit
Chairman Bryan Shaw, Ph.D. Commissioner Buddy Garcia In a completely un-shocking and saddening display of administrative arrogance, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) commissioners...
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March 25th – Still the bill of the day!
HB 2184 – BAD and moving forward by Lewis HB 2184, by Representative Tyron Lewis (R-Odessa) 512-463-0546, relates to the disposition of low-level radioactive waste. This bill is moving forward and...
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Say No To The Las Brisas “Coal” Plant
Towards the end of January an independent panel of judges, the Office of Public Interest Counsel, and the EPA all recommended that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deny the proposed permit...
View ArticleSenate names conference committee members for TCEQ Sunset Bill (HB 2694)
Yesterday, the Senate named its conference committee members (conferees) for the important TCEQ Sunset Bill (HB 2694). The Senate version of the bill that the conference committee is considering was...
View ArticleRadioactive waste dump seeking amendment to its license
Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) is seeking several amendments to its Radioactive Material License # R04100 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Five of the amendments request...
View ArticleTexas Pardons Pollution (Again!) – Public hearing next Tuesday and comments...
Get tough on environmental crimes Texas law requires that the our state environmental agency, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), consider a facility’s past compliance when making...
View ArticleACT and other organizations sign on to comments on the TCEQ Compliance...
Last week, Public Citizen filed comments that had been developed with other Alliance for Clean Texas (ACT) partners. Since we filed our comments, the TCEQ agreed to extend the comment period. We...
View ArticleComment Period for TCEQ Compliance History rule changes extended to March 23rd
The comment period for the proposed new TCEQ Compliance History rules was extended in large part due to Public Citizen making the public aware that the TCEQ had run test scores on their data from the...
View ArticleWhat good are rules if they are not enforced?
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has a proposal to pardon as many as 3,000 environmental rule breakers. Tell the TCEQ that pardoning polluters is no way to make the air and water in...
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Climate Change Denial vs. Science at Texas Legislature
Just before Earth Day, the House of Representatives once again demonstrated its commitment to protecting the fossil fuel industries that fund many of the members campaigns instead of protecting the...
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Many Texas Towns Still in a Water Crisis
In the midst of the 2013 Texas drought, many towns and communities have suffered disastrous blows, either completely running out of water or coming close enough to warrent desperate measures. Some of...
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A Missed Opportunity for Cleaner Air in Texas
Instead of taking action to clean Texas air, as requested by the Dallas County Medical Society, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Chairman Bryan Shaw and Commissioner Toby Baker voted...
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Texas Under Threat of High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage
At Waste Control Specialists radioactive waste disposal pit in Andrews, Tex., space inside goes for $10,000 a cubic foot in some cases. As aging nuclear reactors retire, their most radioactive steel,...
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Polluter Protection Bill Up for a Vote in the Texas House
Public Notice at the site of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits – Photo from TexansTogether.org UPDATE: This bill passed in the House 96 to 44 on Monday, April 27. There is still a chance to stop it...
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Regulatory Barriers? Or Public Safeguards?
The Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources held its hearing at Houston’s City Hall. The Texas Senate’s Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development held a hearing in Houston Thursday,...
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African Dust Storms, Air Pollution, and Exceptional Events
As if the relentless heat wasn’t enough this summer, Austin is experiencing hazy skies due to an African dust cloud originating in the Saharan desert. The dust was most noticeable on Sunday, July 1....
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