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TCEQ REFUSED TO RESPOND WHILE THIS AIR POLLUTION TRAVELED 20 MILES

April 13, 2015 By TXsharon

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Oil and gas has taken over Texas and no one is coming to help. The amount of air pollution boiling out scared me! Marathon's Sugarhorn facility is a chronic offender so I knew I would see emissions. I always see emissions at the Sugarhorn. But I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Air pollution, Eagle Ford Shale, HB 40, HB 40, TCEQ, TX Lege 84

EagleRidge facility in Denton still venting volatile organic compounds

December 16, 2013 By TXsharon

Sunday at 2:36 pm I called in an odor complaint from the EagleRidge Paddock facility on Jim Crystal Road in Denton, Texas. Using a handheld MiniRAE 3000 we detected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at 1.1 ppm.  We also took a video using a FLIR … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton, EagleRidge, TCEQ

TCEQ report of Eagleridge blowout sanitized, City of Denton has eMail blowout with toxic leak

May 3, 2013 By TXsharon

UPDATE: Also see "Gas leak now called blowout" The Department of Sanitation: The initial emissions report from TCEQ regarding the Eagleridge blowout in Denton has been sanitized. Thankfully Cathy McMullen copied the original report from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Denton, EagleRidge, TCEQ

TCEQ Warns Possible Water Rights Curtailment

July 24, 2012 By TXsharon

It's us or the frackers! TCEQ warns of possible curtailment of water rights Actions may need to be taken because of drought July 24, 2012 Contact:  Andrea Morrow Phone: 512-239-5011   Pager: 512-896-3727 Despite recent rains, drought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TCEQ, Water

Texas judge rules air must be protected for public use

July 12, 2012 By TXsharon

Ellie, I have a feeling we aren't in Texas anymore! Could this mean that Texas will be forced to cut emissions causing climate change? Texas judge rules atmosphere, air is public trust By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI A Texas judge has ruled that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Air pollution, global warming, TCEQ

The Texas revolving door helps polluters and hurts people

June 12, 2012 By TXsharon

When Texas Railroad Commissioner Executive Director John Tintera announced his retirement in April, I meant to blog about it and take bets on how long it would be until he went to work for industry. I guess amidst all the back-channel chatter and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TCEQ, Texas Railroad Commission

Documenting the monumental failure of the Texas Railroad Commission

April 23, 2012 By TXsharon

You must document the failures! I urge everyone who contacts me for help due to harm by oil & gas operations to always contact the proper state agency. It is well known that the Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) and the Texas  Commission on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eagle Ford Shale, TCEQ, Texas Railroad Commission

Don’t let the door…

February 23, 2012 By TXsharon

Thanks for all your help nothing. Mark Vickery is retiring. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TCEQ

Pondering about TCEQ air testing in the Gas Patch

October 29, 2011 By TXsharon

Ponder, Texas is not the only area troubled by shale gas emissions that cause health effects but it's the most recent area to make the news. Rumor has it that people in Flower Mound have been troubled by releases at the Williams sites in their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ponder, TCEQ

Connecting the dots on TCEQ’s cooked books

October 24, 2011 By TXsharon

ABCAlliance connects some dots. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TCEQ

Governor Perry, TCEQ Commissioners want Texans to pay polluters to pollute.

October 2, 2011 By TXsharon

Dear Readers, Please forgive my absence. The buildup to the EPA hearing in Arlington was intense. I had some company, trips to and from the airport and loose ends. Yesterday I spent the day digging holes in my yard, installing a composter and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TCEQ

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