U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Exxon’s appeal over $14.25 million penalty for Baytown air pollution
According to plaintiffs Environment Texas and the Sierra Club, $14.25 million is the largest penalty issued in a Clean Air Act lawsuit brought by citizens. ExxonMobil must pay the penalty to the federal government after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Houston-area chemical plants expected to curb emissions under new federal rules
Under the EPA's new policy, several chemical plants in the Houston area will now be required to monitor and reduce the emission of cancer-causing chemicals.
Baytown plant with troubled track record could receive up to $332 million from federal government to lower emissions
Federal regulators found at least 25 air quality violations at the ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant over the last five years. However, the facility could receive millions in federal funding as part of a national decarbonization initiative.
Texas ranks 3rd in the U.S. for residential solar power generation, new report says
The report from Environment Texas found that the state's solar power generation increased by nearly 3,700% over the last decade.
Pollution from lawn care (Oct. 31, 2023)
On Tuesday’s show: Gas-powered lawn and garden equipment in Harris County generates more fine particle pollution than in any other county in the country, according to a new report from three environmental groups.
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Pollution from lawn care (Oct. 31, 2023)
On Tuesday's show: Gas-powered lawn and garden equipment in Harris County generates more fine particle pollution than in any other county in the country, according to a new report from three environmental groups.
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