The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is attempting to align its air permit program with federal requirements to better protect our air quality. If that makes you feel comfortable, well … stop. A growing number of angry residents, politicians, and a reinvigorated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are taking hard looks at TCEQ’s method of doing business, but that slippery snake of a state agency has proven over and over that its main ambition is to protect rather than regulate the industries that pollute our skies.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is attempting to align its air permit program with federal requirements to better protect our air quality. If that makes you feel comfortable, well … stop. A growing number of angry residents, politicians, and a reinvigorated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are taking hard looks at TCEQ’s method of doing business, but that slippery snake of a state agency has proven over and over that its main ambition is to protect rather than regulate the industries that pollute our skies.New Heights of Controversy
"I reported illegal conduct to the district, and the district transferred me and cut my pay,” Joe Palazzolo said. “Now they are bringing baseless allegations ag...
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Last month, 40 billionaires from around the United States announced that they had signed “
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cis,” an initiative started by Warren Buffett and Bil...
Bo Powell:
Out behind
Lola’s Saloon
, Bo Powell is staring at the
mural
he finished recently for the bar’s new outdoor stage — there’s the Trinity River green space, a Fort Wo...
Still Ripped
The battle between a business and a neighborhood continues in
Bluebonnet Place
near
Texas Christian University
.
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Fusing Fear and Data
In December 2008, State Rep.
Lon Burnam
had a one-car accident. The Fort Worth Democrat didn’t even get a ticket. Nonetheless, Burnam is convinced that the accide...
Clowns and Flags
To the editor:
In his article, “Bigots’ Last Stand,” writer E. R. Bills obviously implies that the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism. He groups it with the ...
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The (South) Fort Worth Blues
The Sycamore Center Villa Apartments, a few blocks west of I-35 in South Fort Worth, is a nice-looking complex, with newish brick residential blocks behind a co...
Trans-Texas Corridor: One Head Gone, Others …
Well, the U.S. Department of Transportation, through the Federal Highway Administration’s Texas Division Office, has
officially shut down
plans for the
Trans...
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