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Entries tagged with 'EPA'Will the EPA halt coal permits in Texas?Texas environmental groups are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to step in and halt the permitting of coal-fired power plants. The groups, including Sierra Club and Public Citizen, gathered Thursday morning to deliver comments to the EPA office in Dallas.... EPA appointment could be a coup for clean airSeldom do mid-level presidential appointments spur much fanfare. But plenty of Texas environmentalists are downright giddy about Al Armendariz's appointment as the EPA's regional administrator over Texas and four other states. As Randy Loftis noted in today's newspaper, Armendariz has... EPA to descend upon TexasAfter firing several warning shots at state environmental officials, the Environmental Protection Agency is headed to Texas to have a serious talk about how we regulate pollution. Federal officials already have demanded changes to the way the state handles air-pollution... Toxic chemicals next on EPA's hit listWith little but a disco-era law standing between vulnerable people like children and about 80,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States, it's probably time for a regulatory makeover. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson promised one Tuesday when... EPA will review Bush administration's smog ruleThe EPA said Wednesday it will conduct an administrative review of the controversial standard for ozone that the agency, under the previous president, adopted in 2008. Translation: The Obama administration thinks its predecessor dropped the ball on the air pollutant... Feds up oversight of food and worker safety, pollution in TexasFederal agencies are sharply increasing their oversight of pollution and other public health threats in Texas, in a particularly focused example of the Obama administration's promise of stricter regulation of business. Having enjoyed Republican-led governments in Washington for the better... EPA starts cracking down on Texas regsWhen new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson came to Dallas this spring on a getting-to-know-you trip, she signaled that she had problems with the way Texas was handling air pollution permits. Today the EPA showed that it's serious about... Climate change legislation might cost you a bundle. Or not.Climate change regulations might cost you $175 a year. Or $324 a year. Or not much at all. Or, you might land a new, higher-paying job, and your kid's school might get a windfall in new tax revenue. It all... Looks like the EPA is bulking up against Texas pollutionWith a new crew in the White House and running the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal folks are talking tough about how Texas regulates emissions from big industrial plants. They've suggested that they might take away Texas' authority to manage... CALENDAR: EPA cement kiln hearing, Green Fleet symposiumCalendar items for next week: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: -The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing in Dallas to solicit comments on new rules to reduce mercury pollution from cement kilns. Meeting will be at the Grand Hyatt DFW,... EPA chief Lisa Jackson counters Gov. Rick Perry on carbon dioxide cap-and-trade costsEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson was in Dallas Friday for some get-acquainted meetings. I spoke with Jackson at the EPA's regional office. The main topic was the charge from Gov. Rick Perry and other Republicans that efforts to curb... Requiring drillers to disclose chemicals could boost natural gas prices, costsFederal bills that would require drilling companies to disclose the chemicals they use could boost natural gas prices in the short-term, according to analysts at TPH Energy Research. That's the good news for North Texas natural gas companies. The bad... Gov. Perry complains some more about CO2 regulationsGov. Rick Perry on Tuesday continued complaining about the threat of federal carbon dioxide regulations to the Texas economy. "The threat to our energy industry and economy as a whole comes from the Waxman-Markey energy bill, which emphasizes cap and... A Texas official who favors federal greenhouse gas reporting. Really.Nobody's accused Larry Soward, a member of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, of being reluctant to stir the pot. He's differed with his two fellow commissioners -- all appointed by Gov. Rick Perry -- by siding with environmental groups... Have your say with the EPA: mercury pollution hearing scheduledThe EPA has scheduled a public hearing in Dallas to hear comments on proposed rules that would slash cement kilns' emissions of mercury and other pollutants. With 10 kilns in nearby Midlothian, the new regulations could have a significant impact... |