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A three-judge panel of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), acting on behalf of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), rejected almost every single contention raised by several organizations on the proposal to expand the radioactive waste...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to abandon its determination that three areas around the largest and dirtiest coal plants in Texas--Luminant’s Martin Lake, Big Brown, and Monticello plants--are failing to meet the public health...

This morning, the Cameron County Commissioner’s Court tabled a proposal for a tax abatement agreement for the Annova LNG project.

The Sierra Club announced its intent to sue the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the failure to require a clean up plan for the continuing dangerous sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution in Rusk and Panola Counties.

Cameron County commissioners are quickly reviewing a massive tax break deal, under Chapter 312, for the Annova LNG company. Commissioners plan to vote at their next meeting, August 20. If they vote in favor of the tax break that day, the County will...

Did you know there was another democracy within our country? It sounds great actually. You show up to a meeting with your state representative and let him/her know about the issues you care about, and you work together to draft bills that help you...

Hal Suter passed away on Monday, August 5, after a long battle with colorectal cancer and pulmonary fibrosis. We know he touched many lives through the years and through the many organizations of which he was a part.

Since organizers began fighting these destructive LNG projects in 2014, two LNG projects have dropped off, with Annova LNG, Texas LNG, Rio Grande LNG, and the Rio Bravo Pipeline still in the race for permits. Now, thanks to combined efforts, the...

In 2018, Environment Texas and the Sierra Club settled a 2016 lawsuit filed against Pasadena Refining System, Inc. (PRSI) for its multiple violations of the Clean Air Act. Between March 2018 and April 2019, PRSI has shown substantial, well-rounded...

The Save RGV from LNG Coalition and the Sierra Club attended the Port of Brownsville Commissioner’s meeting to make public comments and held a protest outside against the proposed Rio Grande LNG and the Rio Bravo pipeline projects. Simultaneously,...