Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) is seeking several amendments to its Radioactive Material License # R04100 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Five of the amendments request design changes to the Compact Waste Disposal Facility (CWF) and the Federal Waste Facility (FWF) for commercial and federal low-level radiactive waste disposal. The other two amendment [...]
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Radioactive waste dump seeking amendment to its license
Posted in Nuclear, Radioactive Waste, Water, tagged environment, radipactove waste, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, waste control specialists, WCS on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Senate names conference committee members for TCEQ Sunset Bill (HB 2694)
Posted in Air Quality, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged HB 2694, TCEQ, TCEQ Sunset, Texas Legislature on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, the Senate named its conference committee members (conferees) for the important TCEQ Sunset Bill (HB 2694). The Senate version of the bill that the conference committee is considering was significantly better than the bill that came out of the House. Please call the senate conferees this week and tell them you want them to pass out [...]
Say No To The Las Brisas “Coal” Plant
Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged blake farenthold, clean economy coalition, Coal, coke, connie scott, corpus christi, EPA, facebook, joe adame, juan hinojosa, judith zaffirini, las brisas, Lisa Jackson, opic, pet-coke, petroleum coke, rebecca lyons, TCEQ, Texas, todd hunter, youtube on May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Towards the end of January an independent panel of judges, the Office of Public Interest Counsel, and the EPA all recommended that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deny the proposed permit for the Las Brisas petroleum-coke burning plant based on its multiple deficiencies and clear violations of the Clean Air Act. The Perry-appointed commissioners [...]
Where’s the Outrage? TCEQ Approves Las Brisas Pollution Permit
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Energy, Global Warming, tagged CEC, clean air act, clean economy coalition, Coal, corpus christi, EPA, granted, hal suter, jerry sansing, las brisas, permit, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on January 26, 2011 | 8 Comments »
In a completely un-shocking and saddening display of administrative arrogance, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) commissioners Bryan Shaw and Buddy Garcia granted an air permit for the proposed Las Brisas coal plant. Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein abstained from voting due to being briefed on the permit when he previously served as deputy executive director. [...]
EPA v. Texas: Showdown in Dallas
Posted in Global Warming, tagged clean air act, climate change, dallas, Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Public Citizen, TCEQ on January 14, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The much anticipated hearing between the Environmental Protection Agency and Texas regarding the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will occur this morning in Dallas, Texas. The hearing is set to begin at 10:00 AM and is expected to continue through 7:00 PM this evening. The hearing will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the [...]
Sunset Recommendations Coming Wednesday
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Sunset Advisory Commission, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Railroad Commission, United States Environmental Protection Agency on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission will make its recommendations on how and whether to allow such state agencies as the Railroad Commission, the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stay in business, tomorrow, January 12th. The meeting convenes at 8 a.m. in the Senate Finance Committee room Room E1.036, Capitol [...]
Far from the madding crowd
Posted in Air Quality, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged sunset commission, TCEQ, Texas on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s well after 10pm and the crowd at the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing has dwindled, including the commisioners. Of the 12 commissioners, I’m only seeing five still on the dias and as the camera periodically pans the audience, one can see that it has thinned considerably since this morning. Here at Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Jimmy [...]
Sunset Commission hearing keeps going and going and going
Posted in Air Quality, Coal, Good Government, Sunset, TCEQ, Texas Legislature, tagged sunset hearing, TCEQ on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar people watching Christmas shoppers (for those readers not from Austin, the Armadillo Bazaar is an annual artist Christmas venue which has been happening in our fair city for 30+ years and runs every day the two weeks before Christmas – yes they are here until 11pm on Christmas eve for [...]
TCEQ and RRC on Sunset Advisory Commission December 15th agenda
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Sunset Advisory Commission, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, United States Environmental Protection Agency on December 9, 2010 | 8 Comments »
The Sunset Advisory Commission has put TCEQ on the agenda for December 15th, following the Department of Transportation and the Railroad Commission. What this means is that public testimony on TCEQ should begin sometime after lunch. We hope some of you can make it to the December 15th hearing. Please don’t hesitate to contact us [...]
TCEQ Sunset Town Halls – Victoria
Posted in Air Quality, Energy, Global Warming, Good Government, Sunset, TCEQ, Texas Legislature, tagged ACT, alliance for a clean texas, Austin, climate change, Coal, commission, EPA, glenn hegar, Global Warming, larry soward, Public Citizen, Sunset, TCEQ, Texas on November 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Texans living around the Victoria region attended a town hall in September to express their concerns about the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on a number of different issues, including the proposed White Stallion coal plant in Bay City. On the panel were Sunset Commission Chairman Sen. Glenn Hegar, former TCEQ commissioner Larry Soward, [...]
Nacogdoches town hall meeting on TCEQ Sunset – November 30th
Posted in Air Quality, Global Warming, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged Nacogdoches Texas, Sunset, TCEQ on November 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The list of TCEQ Sunset town halls continues to grow with the addition of a town halls in Nacogdoches the week after Thanksgiving. The Nacogdoches town hall will take place Tuesday, November 30th from from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation Center. All are invited to attend these town halls to learn about the current TCEQ [...]
Radiation in Houston’s Tap Water Compounded by TCEQ ‘lowballing’ radiation scores in drinking water throughout Texas
Posted in Radiation, tagged houston, Radiation, TCEQ, Water Quality on November 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In a three part story, KHOU-TV reports on a four-month investigation into radioactive contaminants in the Houston area drinking water. Revelations that came to light shows hundreds of water providers around the Gulf Coast region are providing their customers with drinking water that contains radioactive contaminants that raise health risks, according to state lab results [...]
Come tonight to the town hall meeting on the TCEQ Sunset in Austin
Posted in Air Quality, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged Austin, TCEQ, Texas, Town Hall Meeting on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Austin town hall meeting on the TCEQ Sunset review – Wednesday, November 17th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Bass Lecture Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs on University of Texas campus. (This auditorium is located in the basement level of Sid Richardson Hall.) All are invited to attend these town [...]
Abilene Town Hall on TCEQ Sunset, November 18th
Posted in Air Quality, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged abilene, Sunset, TCEQ, Texas on November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The list of TCEQ Sunset town halls continues to grow with the addition of town halls in Abilene, Austin and Lubbock the week before Thanksgiving. The Abilene town hall will take place Thursday, November 18th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Unity Church of Christianity. All are invited to attend these town halls [...]
Lubbock Town Hall Meeting on TCEQ Sunset
Posted in Air Quality, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged lubbock, Lubbock Texas, TCEQ, texas tech university, Town Hall Meeting on November 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The list of TCEQ Sunset town halls continues to grow with the addition of town halls in Austin and Lubbock the week before Thanksgiving. The Lubbock town hall will take place Friday, November 19th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Texas Tech School of Law. All are invited to attend these town halls [...]
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