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Texas Supreme Court reverses decisions two state agency permits; Removes Denbury Green Pipeline common carrier status
The Texas Supreme Court reversed the common carrier status of the Denbury Green Pipeline on Aug. 26. AUSTIN � Appellate judges in Beaumont invested too much power in state agency permits in two cases the Supreme Court of Texas decided on Aug. 26. -
Texas has another problem with Obama's EPA
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Monday his office filed a challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to disapprove the state's Flexible Permits Program. -
Perry to Obama: Rein in the EPA
DALLAS � Gov. Rick Perry is asking President Barack Obama to stop the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to take over Texas' air permitting program. -
Much doo doo about nothing
Doesn't it seem like folks are screaming, "Enough already" more and more lately, what with bureaucrats and regulators and micro-managing busybodies assailing us with their cautions and caveats, advisories and admonitions? -
ASARCO sets aside millions for environmental cleanup
Abbott AUSTIN(Legal Newsline)- ASARCO LLC has placed $52 million into a custodial trust fund to help bankroll environmental cleanup at the company's now-closed smelter in El Paso, the state attorney general's office said Thursday. -
More global warming facts needed
Public Citizen, the self-appointed environmental watchdog group, filed suit this month against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), seeking to force it to regulate carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gas emissions. -
Public Citizen sues to force Texas to regulate greenhouse gases
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Environmentalists in Texas this week sued in an effort to force the state to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. -
Gov. Perry: Cap and Trade Could Severely Hurt Texas' Economy
Perry AUSTIN � Gov. Rick Perry stated his concern about the impact of proposed cap and trade legislation and possible regulation of CO2 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Texas' energy industry and economy. -
Abbott files suit against BP over pollution violations at Texas City refinery
Abbott GALVESTON � Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed suit against BP Products North America Inc, alleging continuous violations of the state's pollution laws at the company's Texas City refinery. -
Texas utlizing many resources in Hurricane Ike response
An aerial view of some of the coastal destruction caused by Hurricane Ike. The following is a report from Gov. Rick Perry of the recovery efforts in Texas due to Hurricane Ike: -
Perry begins state preparations ahead of Hurricane Ike
Gov. Rick Perry visits with Mayor Barbara Bass of Tyler and members of the Texas State Guard outside a shelter in Tyler where evacuees fled Hurricane Gustav on Sept. 3. AUSTIN � With the latest forecasts showing potential landfall for Hurricane Ike to be somewhere along the Texas coast, Gov. Rick Perry issued a disaster declaration that will allow the state to begin preparation efforts. -
Petrochemical companies agree to settle with Texas AG for $6.5 million
Greg Abbott AUSTIN(Legal Newsline)- The operator of seven petrochemical plants in Houston and along the Texas Gulf Coast have reached a settlement with the state attorney general's office. -
Prosecutors say BP is living up to safety standards spelled out in plea agreement
Despite victims' complaints to the contrary, federal prosecutors say BP is complying with the safety requirements spelled out in its plea agreement. -
Government agencies sue former wood treatment plant for environmental cleanup costs
TEXARKANA � Joining other government agencies, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is suing Beazer East, the former wood treatment facility that closed almost 50 years ago. -
BP continues defense as more plaintiffs settle out of court
GALVESTON � BP launched its defense as the third trial arising from the March 2005 explosions at the petroleum company's Texas City refinery entered its eighth week. -
Air expert claims BP knew risks of blow-down stack use
GALVESTON � The third trial arising from the March 2005 explosion at a BP facility in Texas City enters its fourth week with a California-based air quality expert on the stand. -
TCEQ employee sues for racial discrimination
MARSHALL -- After being fired for watching a movie during his lunch break, a TCEQ employee is claiming the termination was really because of his race in a federal lawsuit. -
Class action against Premcor alleges pollution caused children's' asthma
Jim Blackburn Roughly 100 Port Arthur residents have banded together and filed suit against The Premcor Refining Group, alleging the company's refinery has illegally bombarded area neighborhoods, schools and churches with "toxic" pollution. -
Sierra Club trial against Texas power plant postponed until February
Welsh Power Plant near Plano TEXARKANA � A federal judge in Texas has agreed to postpone what could be a lengthy trial by environmental groups against an East Texas power plant. -
Landowners' case moves to federal magistrate
A case involving landowners who say a lawsuit against them is a violation of their civil rights has been referred to a federal magistrate in Beaumont.