EPA air chief believes cross-state rule will prevail in court
The EPA’s air chief expressed confidence that the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule will survive a court challenge from several states and utilities including Texas and Dallas-based Luminant Generation Co. More »
GOP ramps up probe of EPA, DOE on fracturing
House Republicans are ramping up their investigations into the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy regarding hydraulic fracturing and its safety. More »
Lawmakers want coal- and gas-based ethanol in fuel mandate
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including three Texans, has introduced legislation that would allow natural gas- and coal-based ethanol to compete alongside the corn-based variety for a U.S. renewable-fuels mandate. More »
Feds link gas in Ohio water wells to drilling
A federal agency says high natural gas in water wells at two northeast Ohio homes is a public health threat and appears linked to natural gas drilling in the area. More »
EPA seeking peer reviewers for Pavillion fracturing study
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking experts to peer review its already-controversial draft study that suggests a likely link between hydraulic fracturing of wells in Pavillion, Wyo., and groundwater contamination. More »
Pa. families asking EPA chief to send water
Families from a small northeastern Pennsylvania town are planning to confront the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over an abrupt change in plans. More »
Texas leads U.S. in greenhouse gas emissions
As the nation’s light switch and gas pump, Texas releases far more greenhouse gases into the air than any other state, according to federal data released Wednesday. More »
EPA: Power plants main global warming culprits
The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases show that U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming. More »
Still hope for SE Wyo. oil plan despite EPA report
A federal report possibly linking groundwater pollution to hydraulic fracturing in central Wyoming is not discouraging hopes for the Niobrara oil play in the southeast part of the state. More »
Luminant to keep units online as court halts EPA rule
Luminant Generation Co. will continue operating two coal-fired electricity units it had previously planned to close now that a federal court temporarily halted a pollution regulation from being implemented, the company said Friday.
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EPA rules could upset the balance of power
New environmental regulations, coming amid warnings that Texas might not meet its electricity needs next summer, could set up a legal dilemma for regulators, grid operators and generators. More »
EPA tells nation’s dirty power plants to clean up
The EPA unveiled the first-ever national standards for toxic emissions from power plants, in rules that undoubtedly will affect the electric power picture in Texas. More »
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