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…
Lindsay is a deputy press secretary covering regional coal and LNG issues in Texas and other Southern states. She comes to Sierra Club with 15 years' experience as an editor, writer, and reporter based in the Lone Star State.
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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…
Biden Administration Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration gave formal approval Monday for a huge oil export project in Texas known as Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT), despite widespread opposition because of its impacts to…
OG&E Issues Resource Plan that Will Raise Costs and Pollute
Oklahoma City, Okla. - Last week, Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) filed its final Integrated Resource Plan with Oklahoma regulators. This required report charts the long-term strategic plan for…