In the 2011 ozone season, North Texas pushed ahead of Houston in the battle for the worst air quality in the state. Both metro areas have significant pollution problems, and both continue to exceed federal ozone limits. Dallas-Fort Worth now has the distinction of beating the Bayou City as the former longtime state champ, and [...]
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North Texas beats Houston for worst air quality in the State
Posted in Air Quality, tagged air pollution, Air Quality, Dallas-Fort Worth, houston, ozone, Texas, United States Environmental Protection Agency on November 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Air pollution: An environmental justice issue for Hispanics
Posted in Global Warming, tagged air pollution, Air Quality, Coal, environmental justice, mercury, United States Environmental Protection Agency on June 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There are two main causes of air pollution—diesel engines and coal-fired power plants—both of which are prevalent in Texas. And these neighborhood contaminants are having grave consequences, particularly on Hispanics in Texas and the rest of the country. Because of work or housing availability, Hispanics across the country tend to live near some of the [...]
EPA’s Partial E15 Waiver: More ethanol?
Posted in Air Quality, Efficiency, Renewables, Transportation, tagged Air Quality, Energy Efficiency, EPA, Public Citizen, Renewables, United States Environmental Protection Agency on March 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Over the past couple of years, there has been a heated debate involving the potential EPA implementation of allowing a greater percentage of ethanol in gasoline. The current volume percentage of ethanol allowed is 10% for vehicles made between the years 2001 and 2006. Recently, the EPA has been discussing the approval of what is [...]
E.P.A. delaying tougher rules on emissions. Are global warming gases next?
Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, Toxics, tagged air pollution, Air Quality, Air Quality Standards, clean air act, climate change, Global Warming, global warming gases, United States Environmental Protection Agency on December 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the face of the changes in the political dynamic in Washington, the Obama administration is retreating on long-delayed environmental regulations. The new rules were set to take effect over the next several weeks, but this move will leave in place policies set by President George W. Bush while it pushes back deadlines to July [...]
Corpus Christi citizens meet to begin the process of fixing TCEQ
Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged Air Quality, Clean Energy, coal plant, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, public citizen texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
TCEQ is broken. It’s not working in the public’s interest, and there are direct costs that all of us in the state of Texas are paying as a result. But there is an opportunity for us to fix some of the problems with this broken state agency by participating in the Texas Sunset process. The Alliance for [...]
STOP: Stop Tarsands Oil Pipelines – Voices From Texas Landowners
Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Tarsands, Toxics, tagged Air Quality, Austin Energy, Keystone Pipeline, Oil sands, pipeline, Tar Sands, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on October 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Meet Audrey and Jim Thornton, two of the landowners who have the threat of a Canadian tarsands pipeline proposed to run through their land. Tarsands crude is many times more concentrated with toxins and carcinogens than typical, Texas, crude oil. Like just about every other land-owner along the pipeline route, the Thorntons have been threatened [...]
Austin Energy offers consumers assistance with charging stations for their new EVs!
Posted in Air Quality, Consumers, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, Transportation, tagged Air Quality, Austin, Austin Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Charging station, Electric vehicle, emissions reductions, EV, EV incentives, EVs, Global Warming, plug-in hybrids, Plug-In Vehicle, Public Citizen, transportation on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the coming weeks you might notice a sleek, new Nissan LEAF or Chevy Volt cruising past you on the road. Many of the major car companies are introducing electric, plug-in vehicles (EVs) designed for the American family market. They range in cost from about $20,000-$45,000 and are small and practical. Not all EVs run [...]
EPA’s New Program to Fix Texas’s Broken Flexible Permits Program
Posted in Air Quality, TCEQ, tagged Air Quality, clean air act, Federal Government, federal register, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It has been about half a year since the battles started between the EPA and TCEQ over the Texas’s flexible air-permitting program. Unfortunately, the Governor has taken advantage of this issue to use to attack the Federal Government in his bid for the Governor post. Many have us have forgotten that the EPA started questioning [...]
ACTION ALERT- Call in, stop Las Brisas
Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, Toxics, tagged Action alert, Air Quality, coal plant, Federal Clean Air Act, public citizen texas, Sierra Club, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, United States Environmental Protection Agency on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve got an Action Alert! This week, hundreds of people from Corpus Christi and across Texas will be calling the Environmental Protection Agency to ask them to ensure that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is complying with the Federal Clean Air Act. To protect our air, our water, our earth, and our health, we [...]
Come See Us This Saturday in Houston at The Great Texas Clean Up!
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Efficiency, Energy, natural gas, Nuclear, Renewables, solar, tagged Air Quality, Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Nuclear, renewable energy on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The concert is FREE to the public and welcomes all ages. The Sierra Club and Texas Environmental Justice are rolling out the Great Texas Clean-Up Festival, from 4-10 at the Discovery Green in Houston, an event expected to kick off a larger campaign to clean up Texas. Public Citizen is a coalition partner and will [...]
Great Texas Cleanup Concert
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged Air Quality, Clean Energy, Coal, coal plant on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Great Texas Cleanup: Outdoor Art & Music Festival July 24th in Houston at Discovery Green On July 24th, the Sierra Club and Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Service (TEJAS) will host The Great Texas Cleanup: A Rally & Concert for Clean Energy and Clean Air. Environmental and community groups from Houston, Texas and around the [...]
Why Jeopardize Our Health for Dirty Energy Jobs when there are Clean Energy Jobs to be had?
Posted in Coal, Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, green jobs, natural gas, Renewables, solar, TCEQ, tagged Air Quality, cap and trade, drilling, drilling moratorium, EPA, TCEQ on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is frustrating that our local and federal governments are strained from taking action to ameliorate our air and water quality because once they try to do so, the other side recites loss in jobs as the result– but never do they mention any public health concerns and the effect that has on the economy.
New EPA Air Quality rule will protect lives by cutting emissions from coal-fired power plants
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Energy, tagged Air Quality, climate change, Coal, coal fired power plant, EPA, NAAQS on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a breaking story from the AP, we learn that the air pollution rules first proposed under George W. Bush’s EPA are moving forward. The Environmental Protection Agency said the new rules would cut sulfur dioxide emissions by 71 percent from 2005 levels by 2014 and nitrogen oxide emissions by 52 percent in the same [...]
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