EPA overturns Texas permit program
Published: July 1, 2010
Tags: Air Alliance Houston, air permits, Baytown, Clean Air Act, Exxon Mobil, Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ramit Plushnick-Masti AP Writer Houston — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially overturned a 16-year-old Texas air permitting program EPA officials say violates the Clean Air Act, leaving some of the country’s largest refineries in limbo. The move comes after years of backdoor bickering, negotiations and public arguments between the EPA and Texas. The [...]