Thursday, April 25, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently made five appointments to the Lower Neches Valley Authority Board of Directors, which governs the conservation, control and utilization of the Lower Neches River and its connected waterways.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently made three appointments to the Sabine River Authority board of directors, which regulates the river’s waters and those of its tributaries to manage conservation, control preservation and utilization, among other initiatives.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is making $37.8 million available for the Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program (TNGVGP) and is accepting applications for the funding until May 26, 2017.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbot recently made two appointments to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), reappointing Beaumont’s Kathleen Jackson and appointing Dallas’ Peter Lake.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently announced that it is accepting applications for grants to support projects developing the state’s alternative fuel and natural gas fueling station infrastructure under the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan.
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The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council approved a Funded Priorities List this week, which will determine environmental projects and activities that are to receive the first round of funding from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill civil penalties.
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Texas Gov.Greg Abbott recently appointed Thomas Reiser and Douglas Walker to the board of directors for the Coastal Water Authority, a conservation and reclamation district encompassing Harris, Chambers and Liberty counties.
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Notarangelo is a Contra Costa County, California native and former KPIX broadcast reporter.
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The investigation seeks to uncover whether the Institute of Global Environment and Society used $63 million in federal funds inappropriately.
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Following the Department of Energy’s announcement last week that it will defund the American Centrifuge Project, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee, issued a statement supporting the move.
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U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, led the first congressional hearing on the Gold King Mine spill, which was triggered by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspection activity on Aug. 5.
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With an executive order, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder created the Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board on Thursday, a 15-member group drawn from environmental and industry leaders that aims to ensure safety, upkeep and transparency.
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U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), chairman of the Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued a statement on Thursday slamming the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the U.S. Rule, which had been set to go into effect this week.
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House committee had requested details of EPA activities that triggered wastewater spill
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will continue its work to analyze the condition of the state’s wetlands with a $245,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Houston’s Synthetic Oil and Lubricants of Texas (SOLTEX) was one of six honorees at the 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Monday, according to a release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy offered testimony at a hearing of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee late last week, where several committee members questioned her on recent regulations that have drawn criticism as being overreaching and costly.
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Lawmaker: "Today's Supreme Court ruling is an important step toward reining in ... EPA."
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A coalition of federal agencies announced three new landscape partnerships under the Resilient Lands and Waters initiative on Wednesday, consisting of California’s Headwaters, the Russian River Watershed and Montana’s Crown of the Continent.
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In response to a report from the EPA alleging that commercial airplanes are responsible for air pollution via carbon emissions, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) issued a statement condemning the potential effects of any new regulations on the U.S. economy. “The sky is the limit when it comes to how much of the U.S. economy the EPA wants to control,” Smith, who serves as chairman for the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, said.
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