All odors from gas development are not equal and all are not offensive according to this article in the Denton Record Chronicle. There are many different kinds of odors from gas development and some of the most deadly have little or no smell at … [Read more...]
Texas OGAP interactive map shows TCEQ air monitoring locations
This interactive map, created by Texas OGAP, shows TCEQ Phase I and II monitoring locations. View TCEQ Barnett Shale Formation Monitoring Project - Phase I and Phase II in a larger mapSome IR videos showing fugitive emissions are embedded on the … [Read more...]
A Victory for Barnett Shale Communities!
A Victory for Barnett Shale Communities!TCEQ issues new emissions policyDear Sharon,Texas responds to DISH health survey with important new emission policyAfter years of emission problems and inaction from regulators, the Texas Commission on … [Read more...]
Texas state government responds to results of DISH health survey
Recent revelations that Barnett Shale residents' health atrisk prods TCEQ to adopt new oil & gas policy EARTHWORKS * Texas Oil & Gas Accountability Project * Town of DISH DISH, Texas, 12/18 -- In response to recently revealed health … [Read more...]
TCEQ Tap Dances on Barnett Shale Air in DISH, TX
I'll have more later on last night's public meeting in DISH, Texas, but I can't wait to post this alarming fact:TCEQ has taken no enforcement action in Denton Countysince 2006!Denton County has high levels of hydrocarbons in the air--the highest … [Read more...]
TCEQ at DISH, Texas Public Meeting December 14th
Tomorrow evening at 7:00PM TCEQ will be in DISH, Texas for a public meeting. The public is welcome to attend. There will be a question and answer session so DISH residents can ask questions. … [Read more...]
TCEQ Commissioners Welcome New EPA Region 6 Administrator
Please note that my sarcasm is in check.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LISA WHEELERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009 PHONE: 512-239-5003 / PAGER: 512-606-3681[Links … [Read more...]
More Wells Contaminated with Radioactive Water
Brett Shipp, WFAA, reportsThe TCEQ is downplaying it.Also see:Radioactive Drilling Waste in Barnett Shale and Marcellus Shale. It's in our water!Brett Shipp Investigates Radioactive Water in Barnett ShaleBarnett Shale Radioactive Waste is … [Read more...]
Industry Needs More Time to Poision Barnett Shale Air
Have you ever noticed that things start moving when wealthy people are affected?TCEQ is meeting with the larger Barnett Shale producers to say, "Pretty please stop exposing the public to high levels of benzene." The larger producers are either … [Read more...]
Barnett Shale Dirty Air Makes WSJ
Airing our dirty laundry air.EPA Tangles With Texas in Battle Over Air QualityAgency Takes Activist Stance on Pollution, Calling Local Rules Lax; State Officials Complain of 'Bureaucratic Meddling'"Our results speak louder than bureaucratic … [Read more...]
EPA, TCEQ Take Battle Positions
Battle lines forming between EPA, state environmental agencyRift deepens after Obama appointment, air permitting review.And here's why an EPA intervention is appropriate in Texas:Texas is the worst air polluter in the nation. (SOURCE: Congressional … [Read more...]