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New Report: Tax Handouts to Wealthy LNG Developers Deprive Louisiana Communities and Schools of Needed Funds

LOUISIANA - A new report out today details how the export industry for liquefied methane gas receives billions of dollars in tax breaks in Louisiana, depriving local communities of much-needed funds…

New Report: Tax Handouts to Wealthy LNG Developers Deprive Texas Communities and Schools of Needed Funds

TEXAS - A new report out today details how the export industry for liquefied methane gas receives billions of dollars in tax breaks in Texas, depriving local communities of much-needed funds and…

EPA Region 6 Proposes Rejecting TCEQ Haze Plan

Dallas, TX — On Sept. 27, Region 6 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rejecting the core elements of an updated regional haze plan from the Texas Commission on Environmental…

Sierra Club to Brief Reporters on Regional Haze News for Texas

(Dallas, TX) – On Thursday, Sept. 19, Sierra Club staff in Texas will brief reporters on the regional haze rule, the ongoing failures of state and federal regulators, new community…

Rural Texas Electric Co-op Selected as Finalist for USDA Funding for Large Solar and Battery Project

Christine, Tex. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is preparing to release more than $7.3 billion for 16 rural electric cooperatives selected as finalists…

D.C. Circuit Rules Against FERC Approval of LNG and Pipeline Projects in South Texas

(Washington, DC) — On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision that effectively cancels the previous approval of three harmful methane gas projects in South Texas by the Federal…

Finalized Haze Pollution Settlement to Speed Up Protections for National Parks and Wilderness Areas in Texas

Washington, D.C. – In response to legal action by environmental and conservation groups, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia signed a final consent decree Friday that…

Sierra Club, Public Citizen Sue FERC for Flawed Approval of Texas Gas Pipeline to Mexico

Washington, D.C. – Today Sierra Club and Public Citizen sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its approval of ONEOK’s Saguaro Connector Pipeline that would export massive amounts…

New Federal Standards Will Cut Climate-Warming Pollution from Oklahoma Coal and Gas Plants

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a package of four federal rules that will cut air and water pollution from power plants across the country. The new carbon…

Texas Communities Welcome Strong Mercury Rule to Rein In Lignite Pollution

Christine, Tex. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a package of four federal rules that will cut air and water pollution from power plants across the country. One of…