/tags/epa EPA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:55:00 GMT /2017-07-04/appeals-court-says-epa-cant-keep-delaying-obama-era-methane-rules The U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. notes the EPA can choose to rewrite a rule designed to prevent leaks from natural gas facilities. But it can't just put it off for two years, the judges decided. Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:55:00 GMT /2017-07-04/appeals-court-says-epa-cant-keep-delaying-obama-era-methane-rules Camila Domonoske /energy-environment/2017-05-11/texas-group-petitions-epa-to-overturn-climate-change-policy Since Scott Pruitt has taken the reigns of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency has rolled back regulations, scrubbed information on global� Thu, 11 May 2017 13:06:07 GMT /energy-environment/2017-05-11/texas-group-petitions-epa-to-overturn-climate-change-policy Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2016-12-19/epa-oks-the-most-important-air-pollution-rule-for-texas-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-of With little fanfare the Environmental Protection Agency released a new environmental rule last week that would limit sulphur dioxide pollution from power� Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:40:31 GMT /energy-environment/2016-12-19/epa-oks-the-most-important-air-pollution-rule-for-texas-that-no-one-has-ever-heard-of Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2016-12-13/epa-fracking-can-harm-drinking-water From the Texas Tribune: The controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing can contaminate drinking water under certain� Wed, 14 Dec 2016 02:44:53 GMT /energy-environment/2016-12-13/epa-fracking-can-harm-drinking-water Kiah Collier /energy-environment/2016-12-02/as-environmentalists-prepare-for-president-trump-some-look-to-texas-for-lessons To say President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration has public health and environmental advocates worried may be an understatement. Like a lot� Fri, 02 Dec 2016 14:38:46 GMT /energy-environment/2016-12-02/as-environmentalists-prepare-for-president-trump-some-look-to-texas-for-lessons Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2016-05-30/whats-in-store-for-environmental-regulations-under-a-new-president The Obama administration has been both cheered and vilified for releasing a lot of new environmental regulations over the last few years. Texas� Mon, 30 May 2016 16:07:41 GMT /energy-environment/2016-05-30/whats-in-store-for-environmental-regulations-under-a-new-president Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2015-12-28/texas-targets-epa-smog-rule-in-latest-suit In another lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Texas is taking aim at tightened standards on ground-level ozone —� Mon, 28 Dec 2015 21:08:56 GMT /energy-environment/2015-12-28/texas-targets-epa-smog-rule-in-latest-suit Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2015-08-04/what-obamas-clean-power-plan-means-for-texas From Texas Standard:The Obama administration announced what it calls the Clean Power Plan � an ambitious plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions.� Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:14:48 GMT /energy-environment/2015-08-04/what-obamas-clean-power-plan-means-for-texas David Brown /texas/2014-11-18/texas-grid-operator-says-clean-energy-plan-could-raise-bills-and-lead-to-blackouts The clean energy plan put forth by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to combat climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by� Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:22:59 GMT /texas/2014-11-18/texas-grid-operator-says-clean-energy-plan-could-raise-bills-and-lead-to-blackouts Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2014-08-14/this-is-an-ozone-action-day For the first time since September, state officials have declared today an Ozone Action Day in the Austin-area. The declaration means weather conditions� Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:06:00 GMT /energy-environment/2014-08-14/this-is-an-ozone-action-day Trey Shaar