EPA Overturns Texas Air Permit Program in EPA Action
The EPA on Wednesday overturned Texas air permitting rules, saying they violate the Clean Air Act. The move could require about 125 refineries and petrochemical plants to obtain new permits and invest in federal compliance upgrades. Texas officials, led by Gov. Rick Perry, frame it as federal overreach amid a states rights dispute.
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Houston
USS
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas
Rick Perry
Barack Obama
EPA
al Armendariz
Anahuac refuge battles back after Ike damage
Baytown resident Jimmy Naranjo fishes the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, part of a comeback after Hurricane Ike. Refuge manager Tim Cooper says the 34 000 acre area, run by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service, is ready for visitors despite extensive saltwater damage and ongoing cleanup.
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Jimmy Naranjo
Baytown
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
Naranjo
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Tim Cooper
Cooper
Hurricane Alex Brings Rain and Tornado Fears to Texas Border
Hurricane Alex intensified to Category 2, spawning tornadoes and driving families to shelters in Brownsville and along South Padre Island. Nine-foot waves hit the coast as rain totals neared four inches, while shop owners taped windows and cleared water at a plaza near the bridge to Mexico. Cameron County officials said the region dodged a direct hit, though damage and disruptions persisted.
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Brownsville
Alex
Texas- Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Cameron County
Carlos Cascos
South Padre Island
Mexico
City approves 69500 for Goose Creek trunk line fix
An old sewer line failed near Goose Creek, triggering an early morning City Council emergency session. The panel approved 69500 as a change order to the Goose Creek Trunk Line Project after staff found a cave‑in at the edge of the stream behind the ExxonMobil office on Rollingbrook Drive near Decker Drive.
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Goose Creek
Rollingbrook Drive
Decker Drive
ExxonMobil
Mark LeBlanc
Barbers Hill ISD to gain millions from tax abatement
Barbers Hill ISD expects a tax abatement with Enterprise Products Partners for a new Fractionator 5 at the Mont Belvieu site. Fractionator 4 nears completion at an estimated value of 250 million dollars. The agreement aims to funnel funds into the district like the prior deal, with 30 million of project value tax-free in the first two years. Construction on Fractionator 4 finishes soon. Fractionator 5 should start and end 18 to 24 months later, targeting early 2012 and creating about 500 jobs.
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Barbers Hill
Rick Rainey
Rainey
Poole
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