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Public Citizen and Sierra Club Pleased with RailRoad Commission Sunset Recommendations

Posted in Sunset, tagged Railroad Commission, Sierra Club, Texas, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission on November 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Public Citizen and Sierra Club agreed with many of the recommendations made by the staff of the Sunset Commission that was released yesterday for the Railroad Commission, but more must be done to protect the health and quality of life of all Texans. “Overall these recommendations, if adopted, will create a leaner, smarter agency – [...]

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EPA disapproves Texas “flex permitting” program at TCEQ- new programs must follow Clean Air Act, transparency standards

Posted in Energy, Good Government, TCEQ, Toxics, tagged ACT, asthma, clean air act, Dr. Al Armendariz, EPA, flex permits, TCEQ, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The EPA announced today that Texas’s much-discussed and derided flex permitting program does not follow the federal Clean Air Act (big surprise </sarcasm>). This was an action that began when the EPA under George W. Bush called into question the transparency and efficacy of the program which allows big polluters to skirt the federal Clean [...]

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Get Involved in the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s Review of the TCEQ

Posted in Coal, Energy, Global Warming, Good Government, Sunset, TCEQ, tagged Air permit, Air Quality, ASARCO, Barnett shale, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, flex permits, permit application, Public Citizen, public citizen texas, Sunset, sunset commission, sunset review, TCEQ, Texas, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission on June 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

You’ve probably heard by now. The TCEQ has failed to adhere to the federal Clean Air Act, jeopardizing our health, our safety, and the quality of our air. This is why, on Tuesday, May 25, the EPA took over the TCEQ’s authority to grant clean air permits for 40 facilities across the state of Texas, [...]

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EPA taking over permitting of Texas facilities: TCEQ’s permitting process doesn’t follow Clean Air Act

Posted in Toxics, tagged clean air act, Dr. Al Armendariz, EPA, flex permits, TCEQ, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission on May 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The other shoe has finally dropped. Back in September 2009, we let you know how the EPA had issued rulings that condemned TCEQ’s air quality permitting practices. And today, the EPA stopped asking nicely and took some action. From the Houston Chronicle: Objecting to how Texas regulates air pollution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said [...]

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Participate in the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission’s Review of the PUC

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, Global Warming, Renewables, solar, tagged Energy Efficiency, net metering, PUC, renewable energy, Sunset, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In 1977, the Texas Legislature created the Sunset Advisory Commission to identify and eliminate waste, duplication, and inefficiency in government agencies. The 12-member Commission is a legislative body that reviews the policies and programs of more than 150 government agencies every 12 years. The Commission questions the need for each agency, looks for potential duplication [...]

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