TX: Toxics
TX faith, environmental groups hopeful about new EPA methane rule
Oil and gas companies have until 2025 to reduce the emissions they release into the air through the practices known as venting and flaring. You may …
New EPA rule expected to affect Texas oil industry emissions
A new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency could reduce the amount of methane escaping from equipment in Texas oil fields. Last …
Poll: Two-Thirds of Texas Voters Support Tougher EPA Methane Rules
As conservationists await finalization of revised rules governing methane on public lands, a new survey shows a majority of Texans support stronger …
Transitioning to Organics Made Easier for Texas Farmers
Texas farmers who want to transition some of their land from conventional crops to organics are getting help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
New EPA Rules for "Soot" Pollution Could Improve Air for Texans
Most Texans take breathing for granted - unless the air is polluted. It's a health issue the Biden administration hopes to mitigate through new …
Texas Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Wells in 2023
As part of the U.S. energy transition, the Biden administration has made slashing methane emissions a priority, and supplemental federal rules aim to …
Groups Charge Desalination Plants Are Wrong for Corpus Christi
A Texas environmental group is sounding the alarm about seawater desalination plants proposed for Corpus Christi Bay, warning they could have …
Report: Oil-Field Flaring Emits More Methane than Previously Known
Ahead of revised methane regulations expected from the federal government, a new study shows that gas flaring in oil-producing states such as Texas …
Habitat Loss, Climate Change Threaten Iconic Monarch Butterfly
An insect species which can evoke childhood memories is in trouble, and has just been added to the Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the …
Environmentalists: Education, Empowerment Needed Post-Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrations this month commemorated freedom, but Black and Brown people are still disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices …
TX Group Makes Earth Day Plea for Cleaner Environment
It is Earth Day, and the Texas Campaign for the Environment is backing a movement targeting fossil-fuel exporters across the state. Texas is the …
“Sacrifice Zone:" Port Arthur in Path of Industrial Pollution
The latest American Cancer Society research estimates more than 139,000 Texans will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in 2022. One of the "hot …