Groups Sue EPA for Letting Big Oil Violate Clean Air ActReposting with video.EPA sued over lack of oil-gas rulesDenton Record Chronicle - Denton,TX,USAby Peggy Heinkel-WolfeEnvironmental groups are suing the EPA for...failing to write emission rules … [Read more...]

Too bad Wise County Commissioners didn't have this kind of foresight before they allowed 30 injection wells.Hood County News -- Granbury, TexasHood County commissioners Monday night passed a resolution protesting the granting of any permits by the … [Read more...]

East Texas residents just won an 11-year battle against noise and pollution from a natural gas compression station.From The Paris NewsCounty residents win 11-year-old lawsuitThis took place in Lamar County where a jury has turned the page on an … [Read more...]

This is a great move for most states but not for Texas! We still have people in elected office who deny that human activity is responsible for climate change and the oil and gas industry has a choke-hold on the Lone Star State. We're screwed!Obama to … [Read more...]

It is Monday (the first Monday of the new Obama Administration, in fact) and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round-Up.Would you like a Cheeseburger in Paradise made from Texas Black Angus raised on … [Read more...]

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For an industry that says there is no "PROOF" any water has been polluted from hydraulic fracturing...blah, blah, there sure is a lot of polluted water where hydraulic fracturing has occurred.Ponoco RecordThe event began with a video showing fracking … [Read more...]

Representative Brian Egolf ( brian@brianegolf.com) introduced his surface owner bill today in the House. It is House Bill 219. This is the bill that gives surface owners notice before the minerals beneath them are leased by an oil company, notice … [Read more...]

I love this blog!A liberal voice in a conservative communtiyIKWYM … [Read more...]

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A little more on this issue:From a partially unsubstantiated email:This story does not seem to have made it into the Startlegram--at least not with the prominence it deserves. This charge of cheating on royalties is more likely than not, valid. I … [Read more...]