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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued the air permit for Competitive Power Ventures’ (CPV) planned ...

Four Texas counties were recently flagged by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for exceeding federal air quality ...

A water crossing on Beaver Creek near Lake Buchanan, Texas, has raised concerns about the impact on the lake's ecosystem and wildlife.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be ...

The coastal city also has been trying for years to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as big, ...

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Cameron County leads the state in soot contamination, second only to Harris County, which includes Houston. Harris is home to the largest concentration of oil refineries and petro ...

Orders pulled back approval of new wind leases, lifted restrictions on resource extraction and cut off money dedicated to ...

Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work ...

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