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Sierra Club denies Texas' many claims against EPA's regional haze plan
DALLAS – Lawyers for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently filed a brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that because of the national implications of Texas and Oklahoma's regional haze plans, including coal-fired power plant emissions drifting into neighboring areas and states, any challenges to its rulemaking in the matter should be heard in the D.C. Circuit. -
The Problem of the Cities
This column first appeared on Library of Law and Liberty Crumbling infrastructure in Detroit, MichiganCrumbling infrastructure in Detroit, Michigan Ever since people began migrating in large numbers from America’s rural areas to its urban areas in the 19th century, cities have presented unique challenges: sanitation, housing, transportation, education, public safety, and fire protection, to name just a few. -
Conroe homestead residents take neighboring businesses to court over hazardous waste
Houston attorneys Dennis C. -
18 Texas Counties deemed 'nonattainment areas' by EPA due to increased ozone regulations
HOUSTON - On Oct. 1, 2015, the U.S. -
Texas, Harris County launch $100M suit against Volkswagen over ‘emissions scandal’
Harris County and the state of Texas have brought a $100 million environmental suit against Volkswagen, alleging the auto manufacture installed software to fool emissions testing of its clean diesel vehicles. -
Houston seeks to uphold air pollution ordinance at Supreme Court; Businesses argue against hostile action
AUSTIN – Houston can punish air polluters as criminals in a manner consistent with state regulators who impose civil penalties, the city argued at the Supreme Court on Sept. 2. Houston seeks Court approval of an ordinance creating an agency to enforce air quality regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Businesses with state emission permits have delayed enforcement since 2008. At oral argument, the theory of city counsel Robert Higgason that city and state enforcement wo -
Abbott adds support to Houston industries fighting city’s clean air ordinance
Gov. Greg Abbott has come to the aid of a collation of oil and chemical companies petitioning the Texas Supreme Court to kill a city of Houston ordinance purportedly in conflict with clean air regulations enacted by the state. -
Texas SC to decide whether Houston can create its own air quality agency
AUSTIN – Justices at the Supreme Court of Texas must decide whether Houston can enforce an ordinance creating its own air quality agency. The Justices plan to hear oral argument on Sept. 2, over a First District appellate court decision in the city’s favor. The city council passed an ordinance in 2007, requiring owners of facilities within the scope of state law to register with city health officers and pay fees. Sponsors promised to enforce the Texas Clean Air Act better than the state did. -
Appeals court: TCEQ not responsible for deaths of whooping cranes
A few days ago, a hunting guide in south Texas found a dead whooping crane near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The birds are endangered, so the death of the bird is being investigated by Texas Parks & Wildlife game wardens, according to a Jan. 6 press release from the agency. -
Judge says ExxonMobil should not be penalized for Baytown emissions
After spending nearly a year reviewing evidence and testimony, a federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil does not need to be penalized for emissions violations at its Baytown facility. -
Environmental groups seek intervention in Denton fracking ban suits
When the city of Denton passed a ban on hydraulic fracturing, the general land office and the oil and gas industry quickly filed lawsuits to stop the ban. Now environmental groups are trying to intervene in the suits. -
Denton fracking ban goes into effect as city responds to lawsuits
The ban on hydraulic fracturing in the city of Denton went into effect Tuesday, despite objections from a state agency and an industry group. -
Texas SC rejects whistleblower's suit against TCEQ
The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a whistleblower’s suit against a Texas environmental agency. -
GLO suit says fracking ban hurts Texas schools
The voters in Denton may want to stop hydraulic fracturing in their city, but the land office and the oil and gas industry do not. -
Bench trial against ExxonMobil by environmental groups begins in Houston
A trial is underway in Houston that pits environmental groups against the largest refinery in Southeast Texas. -
Texas AG sues over tire storage
SAN BENITO (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit on Friday against the operator of an unauthorized waste tire storage site over numerous alleged violations of the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act. -
****FOR PRINT***BP to pay Texas $50 million for illegal emissions
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Thursday that BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to pay the State $50 million for illegal emissions following an explosion and fire at its Texas City refinery. -
****FOR PRINT*** Abbott sues EPA over air pollution rule
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Sept. 22 filed legal action against the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its "flawed" Cross State Air Pollution Rule.
