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Pre-meeting meet-up: TCEQ DFW Clean Air Public Meeting

June 18, 2010 By TXsharon

Please help spread the word about next Thursday's TCEQ DFW Clean Air Public Meeting.Pre-meeting meet-up for dinner/drinks is at Fuzzy's Taco Shop (510 East Abram St, 3 blks from City Hall) at 6pm for anyone interested see Facebook page.Come … [Read more...]

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To get cleaner air in DFW, which of these needs better pollution control

June 17, 2010 By TXsharon

Click to enlargeHow to get cleaner air for DFW:Print out THIS FLIER.Distribute widely.Make signs to bring.Bring all your friends and family and meet us in Arlington on June 24th.Let TCEQ know how you feel. … [Read more...]

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Another misstatement by TCEQ Sadlier

June 15, 2010 By TXsharon

"Texans are exposed to much higher benzene concentrations — about 11,000 parts per billion — when filling their cars at the gas station"~John Sadlier, Deputy Director, Enforcement, TCEQStatesman, As urban gas drilling expands, so do health … [Read more...]

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FIRST STATE DFW SMOG MTG in 4 YEARS

June 15, 2010 By TXsharon

FIRST STATE DFW SMOG MTG in 4 YEARSThursday, June 24th7 to 9 PMArlington City Council Chambers101 West AbrammapThe Texas Commission on Environmental QualityWants Your Opinion.We Want You to Give It to Them.IT'S STARTING! TCEQ is coming to town to … [Read more...]

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TCEQ Internal Documents: "Benzene needs to pass"

June 14, 2010 By TXsharon

These handwritten notes, obtained through open records request, pertain to TCEQ's Barnett Shale Phase IV air monitoring.Click to enlargeMarked in red below, the writer acknowledges that emissions might be bad enough and dangerous enough to require … [Read more...]

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TCEQ head eschews real science

June 12, 2010 By TXsharon

Bryan Shaw wrote an editorial in the Fort Worth Star Telegram that is packed with irony.Bryan Shaw personally eschews science yet he is asking us to believe in and trust his/TCEQ's "science."Shaw: Time for science in Fort Worth air discussionYou … [Read more...]

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How dirty is Barnett Shale air?

June 9, 2010 By TXsharon

In 2009, Tarrant County had an 8-hour average ozone reading of 86 ppb at two locations, one in far north Fort Worth near Keller and another at Eagle Mountain Lake. Both were the highest readings in the state and well above the 2008 revised standard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EPA, TCEQ

TCEQ Timeline of Deception

June 2, 2010 By TXsharon

The Denton Record Chronicle lays it all out in a crystal clear timeline showing TCEQ's intentional deception.TCEQ Timeline of Deceptionclick to enlargeHey, can this finally and forever shut Ed Ireland up?Notice in the article that TCEQ's answer is … [Read more...]

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More TCEQ trickery

June 2, 2010 By TXsharon

Senator Davis issued a press release yesterday revealing that TCEQ hid testing in April that showed higher than normal levels of benzene in Fort Worth."It is apparent that TCEQ will continue to hide data crucial to the public's health," Davis said. … [Read more...]

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What TCEQ Executive really thinks and why we need EPA intervention

May 27, 2010 By TXsharon

This is not the first time I've written about Zac Covar but hopefully there will only be one more entry on this blog about him--his firing from his position as deputy executive director for the TCEQ.If you read any of the documents gifted to Texans … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EPA, TCEQ

Charges of Fraud Against TCEQ

May 27, 2010 By TXsharon

Great job of investigating reporting by Forrest Wilder with the Texas Observer.Agency Of DestructionTexas' environmental commission serves its customers well. Too bad they're not the public.This comes just in time for the Texas Sunset Advisory … [Read more...]

Filed Under: TCEQ

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