If I had a nickel every time we put out a statement saying something along the lines of “Governor Perry is blowing hot air about climate change”…I could probably only really buy a candy bar. Or a coke — a Mexican coke in a bottle, preferably, to be drunk as I eat a fried avocado [...]
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Gov. Perry at it again with EPA lawsuit
Posted in Global Warming, tagged climate, climate change, endangerment finding, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, forrest wilder, Global Warming, governor perry, greg abbott, lawsuit, texas observer, Todd Staples on February 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Texas State Climatologist Disagrees with Gov Perry, AG Abbott, and Ag Comm Staples on climate science
Posted in Global Warming, tagged andy dessler, brad johnson, Carbon Dioxide, cia, climate change, co2, endangerment finding, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, George W. Bush, Global Warming, governor perry, greg abbott, ipcc, john nielsen-gammon, National Academy of Sciences, state climatologist, texas a&m, Todd Staples, USDA, wonk room on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You may have seen the political bloviating earlier this week when Governor Perry announced he would sue the EPA over their endangerment finding on CO2. Or that Attorney General Greg Abbott signed on, as did Agricultural Commissioner Todd Staples, who all ended up calling the science behind climate change flawed, saying: The state’s legal action [...]
Public Citizen and Sierra Club Issue Citation to Governor Perry for “Endangering” Texans
Posted in Global Warming, tagged air contaminant, Carbon Dioxide, climate, climate change, Coal, Coal Plants, coal rush, endangerment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Global Warming, governor perry, greenhouse gas emissions, Public Citizen, public health, Sierra Club, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on February 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Perry Flaunts State, Federal Law in EPA Lawsuit Statement from Tom “Smitty” Smith, director of Public Citizen’s Texas Office and Ken Kramer, director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club This morning Governor Perry attempted to show Texas voters that he is bigger than both Texas and federal law by enacting a lawsuit [...]
Houston’s Ozone Compliance Threatened by White Stallion Coal Plant
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Air Quality, al armendariz, ana hernandez, asthma, bay city, beaumont, clean air act, coal plant, colorado river, compliance, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, galveston, health, houston, jessica farrar, kristi thibaut, matagorda county, nox, ozone, ozone standards, parish coal plant, Public Citizen, ryan rittenhouse, smog, state office of administrative hearings, sunset review, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Legislature, Tom "Smitty" Smith, ttc, white stallion on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Public Citizen and Area Legislators Urge State to Deny Air Pollution Permit HOUSTON – Area legislators joined Public Citizen this week in urging environmental agencies to deny the White Stallion coal plant its air permit because if built, the facility would degrade air quality in Houston. The emissions from this proposed power plant would exacerbate [...]
Texans Speak Up for Clean Air at Houston EPA Hearing
Posted in Toxics, tagged aaron smith, Air Quality, american lung association, asthma, Bob Malina, clean air, clean air texas, dr neil carman, dr. bonnie new, environmental defense fund, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, galveston-houston alliance for smog prevention, ghasp, Health Professionals for Clean Air, houston, janice nolen, Kids for Clean Air, matagorda county, matthew tejada, mothers for clean air, no coal coalition, ozone, Public Citizen, public citizen texas, public health, public hearing, republican party, respiratory disease, ryan rittenhouse, SEED Coalition, Sierra Club, Texas, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Wendi Hammond, white stallion on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week the Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing on a newly proposed rule to strengthen federal ozone standards. A coalition of environmental and public health advocates called Clean Air Texas rallied in support of the new rule, which would improve air quality across the state and make our communities healthier. Over a [...]
It’s Time to Weigh in on Smog Limits
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Air Quality, american lung association, asthma, bronchitis, clean air texas, emergency room visits, emphysema, environmental defense fund, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, galveston-houston association for smog prevention, houston, matthew tejada, ozone, ozone levels, Public Citizen, public health, Sierra Club, smog, Texas on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the video and op-ed below by some of our Clean Air Texas coalition partners about the hearing in Houston tomorrow on the EPA’s new proposed rule to strengthen ozone standards. I’ll be at the hearing tomorrow, along with Ryan Rittenhouse, to represent Public Citizen and interview folks from around the state who’ve come [...]
Help Stop Ozone Pollution, Show Support for Proposed EPA Rule
Posted in Toxics, tagged austin texas, coal industry, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, houston, ozone pollution, Texas on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Right now the EPA is accepting public comments on proposed new ozone standards that will make the air we breathe cleaner and our communities healthier, but they are facing fierce opposition from the coal industry and its allies. The Houston EPA hearing on new ozone standards is one of only three across the country (the [...]
Protect the Clean Air Act
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged big polluters, clean air act, copenhagen, duke energy, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Senator Lisa Murkowski, southern company on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With climate legislation held up in the Senate and the Copenhagen climate talks’ failure to produce a binding, international agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has emerged as the critical agency in regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Through application of the Clean Air Act, the EPA has the authority to curb climate change. Unfortunately, U.S. Senator [...]
Dallas Morning News Editorial: Texas, a state of denial on pollution rules
Posted in Toxics, tagged air pollution, Air Quality, Carbon Dioxide, Dallas Morning News, editorial, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, governor rick perry, ozone, pollution, smog, Texas on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Great editorial in the Dallas Morning News this weekend. We couldn’t agree more Editorial: Texas, a state of denial on pollution rules To the surprise of no one, the Environmental Protection Agency announced tougher ozone limits this week. The move to tighten pollution standards had long been anticipated as evidence mounted to illustrate the serious [...]
EPA: They did it, they did it, they did it, yeah!
Posted in Global Warming, tagged air pollution, Austin, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, ozone, smog on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just following up on our post yesterday that the EPA was going to announce a new air quality standard limiting ozone pollution: they did it! The United States Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the strictest health standards to date for smog…The agency is proposing to set the “primary” standard, which protects public health, at a [...]
Recap: Roll Beyond Coal Tour
Posted in Coal, tagged abilene, Austin, bay city, clean air act, clean economy coalition, coal block, coal plant, college station, corpus christi, dallas, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, federal climate change legislation, flex permits, grandfathering, grassroots, H.R. 2454, houston, john cornyn, kay bailey hutchison, lone star chapter, Multi-County Coalition, no coal coalition, public citizen texas, roll beyond coal, ryan rittenhouse, Sierra Club, sweetwater, T.P.O.W.E.R., TCEQ, Texans Protecting Our Water Environment and Resources, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Waco on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The November/December edition of Public Citizen News, a bi-monthly newsletter distributed to Public Citizen members, featured this article on our statewide “Roll Beyond Coal” Tour. Since not all of you out there get the newsletter, I thought I’d share: ‘Roll Beyond Coal’ Tours Texas By Geena Wardaki It’s not often that you lug a 20-foot-tall [...]
EPA Should Use Clean Air Act to Address Climate Change
Posted in Global Warming, tagged clean air act, climate change, Coal, copenhagen, corporate interest, energy program, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, house of representatives, oil refineries, polluters, power plants, Public Citizen, tyson slocum on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Statement of Tyson Slocum, Director, Public Citizen’s Energy Program *Note: Tyson Slocum is delivered this statement today at a public hearing held by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on regulating greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing industrial facilities under the Clean Air Act. As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, [...]
Dr. Al Armendariz named Region 6 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Posted in Global Warming, tagged al armendariz, arkansas, austin city council, brigid shea, clean air act, downwinders at risk, Dr. Al Armendariz, ej, environment texas, environmental justice, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, gulf coast, larry starfield, Lisa Jackson, Louisiana, luke metzger, midlothian, neil carman, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Public Citizen, region 6, Region 6 Administrator, regional administrator, sierra club lone star chapter, suzie canales, Texas, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Tom "Smitty" Smith on November 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Environmental Groups Applaud EPA Choice New Regional Administrator could signal change in direction for polluted state DALLAS – Environmental advocates across several states are applauding the Obama Administration’s choice of Dr. Al Armendariz to lead Region 6 of the Environmental Protection Agency, which includes Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Armendariz, an engineering professor [...]
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