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State: Don’t eat Trinity fish
- Corsicana Daily Sun (new window)
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2010-07-07 |
| “We found 657 pounds of discharges into the Trinity, which made it one of the top third waterways in Texas for toxic pollution,” said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas. “Maybe 657 pounds doesn’t seem like a lot, but dioxin is one of the world’s most dangerous poisons and is very harmful at very small levels. Just a few teaspoons can wreak havoc on the environment and human health.” | |
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Navigating "Navigable"
- The Texas Tribune (new window)
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2010-06-07 |
| Texas has a particular stake in the outcome, says Luke Metzger, director of the advocacy group Environment Texas, because it has "some of the most polluted rivers in America." The Brazos, for example, is the 13th-most-polluted river in the country in terms of discharges of cancer-causing chemicals, according to a recent report by Metzger's group. | |
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Report: Gas Drilling Could Pose Health Risk
- Channel 33 Dallas (new window)
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2009-11-04 |
| Organization Calls For Increased Disclosure | |
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Does natural gas drilling contaminate drinking water?
- Dallas Morning News (new window)
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2009-11-04 |
| Environment Texas released on Wednesday a study questioning whether drilling in the North Texas natural gas field contaminates drinking water. It's a concern we've heard before, and the study doesn't offer any new data. The group gives suggestions for protecting its drinking water from the potential threat. | |
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Tap Water at Risk because of Gas Drilling, Group says Yes
- ABC-Midland (new window)
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2009-11-04 |
| There's a state-wide advocacy group called Environment Texas. Today, they sent out a report that's calling for a safer alternative to natural gas drilling in the lone star state because right now they believe our drinking water is at risk. | |
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Environmental group takes aim at polluted ship channel
- Pasadena Citizen (new window)
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2009-10-23 |
| While local attention has focused recently on a Pasadena company accused of illegally endangering Vince Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel through illegal releases of toxic chemicals, an environmental group released a report this week critical of toxic releases into waterways that are legal under government permits. | |
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Report critical of chicken plant
- The Eagle (new window)
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2009-10-23 |
| The Sanderson Farms processing plant near Bryan is the second-worst water polluter in the state, according to a report released this week by an environmental group. | |
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Report Analyzes Toxic Chemical Releases in Texas Waterways
- KUHF (new window)
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2009-10-22 |
| A statewide environmental organization has released a report summarizing the discharge of cancer-causing chemicals into Texas' waterways. From the KUHF NewsLab, Wendy Siegle reports. | |
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Houston's Waterways Are Filled With All Kinds Of Stuff They Shouldn't Be Filled With, Group Says
- Houston Press (new window)
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2009-10-22 |
| Stay the hell away from Houston's waterways. Don't swim in them and for heaven's sake don't eat the fish. | |
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Environmental Group Accuses Sanderson Farms of Pollution
- KBTX (new window)
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2009-10-22 |
| An Austin-based environmental group claims Sanderson Farms in Bryan is the second biggest water polluter in Texas. | |
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Report: Some Texas waterways polluted
- KXAN (new window)
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2009-10-21 |
| 13 million pounds of toxics dumped in 2007 | |
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Water Pollution Report Released
- My Fox Austin (new window)
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2009-10-21 |
| The group Environment Texas has released a new report about water Pollution in Texas. It says more than 13 million pounds of toxic chemicals were discharged into rivers, lakes, and streams across the state in 2007. | |
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Treatment plant plan hits another obstacle
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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2009-07-23 |
| A coalition of environmental activist groups is asking the city to delay construction at least three years. The groups, including the Save Our Springs Alliance and Environment Texas, contend the plant is too costly, and they say the city should focus on conserving water instead of spending millions to provide more of it. | |
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Drought forces calls for water savings
- KXAN (new window)
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2009-07-13 |
| AUSTIN (KXAN) - The heat is not stopping environmental groups from going door to door asking people to sign petitions for tougher water restrictions and more money for water conservation for the City of Austin. Noting low levels at Lake Travis, and low flows at Barton Springs Pool, Environment Texas director Luke Metzger says the Austin City Council should increase funding for water conservation by at least one-third. | |
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'Once-in-a-century' drought sending campers indoors and stunting crops
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram (new window)
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2009-07-08 |
| On Lake Travis, which is down by 40 feet, only one of 12 boat ramps still reaches the water. Flows from the Edwards Aquifer that feed Barton Springs, Austin’s iconic swimming pool, are at their second-lowest level in 30 years, said Luke Metzger of Environment Texas. | |
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Groups call on Austin to do more to conserve water
- KVUE (new window)
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2009-07-02 |
| Conservation groups Environment Texas, D.E.L.T.A, and Save Our Springs met Thursday at the lake to ask the City of Austin to increase its investment in water conservation to preserve the future. The groups say Austin isn’t doing enough to follow the state's guidelines. "Right now Austin uses about 26 percent more water per capita than the State of Texas recommends and 30 percent more water than the City of San Antonio uses per capita,” said Luke Metzger, Environment Texas. | |
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Texas gets bad grade in 'Troubled Waters' report
- Bay Area Citizen (new window)
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2007-10-19 |
| A report released last week found that Texas' waterways, particularly Harris County's, are swimming with bacteria and pollutants, which leaves no safe room for fish or humans to enjoy many of the waterways. Environment Texas, an environmental group based in Austin, compiled the report called "Troubled Waters: An Analysis of 2005 Clean Water Act Compliance" from information collected by the Environment Protection Agency. | |
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Hazardous Chemicals Found In Local Waterways
- KBTV NBC Beaumont (new window)
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2007-10-15 |
| Two well-known waterways here in Southeast Texas are filled with hazardous chemicals. A 2006 report released by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, says the Sabine River above the Toledo Bend Reservoir ranked 5, the worst when it comes to bacteria. The entire Neches River received the same ranking. The data was used by Environment Texas when they compiled a 12-month report. The Report stated the city of Beaumont and the Lumberton Municipal Utility District both ranked in the top twenty in Texas for exceeding their clean water permits. A spokesman for the group says many municipalities don't have the money to make the necessary improvements. Environment Texas says the city of Orange dumped nearly twice the acceptable level of copper into the Sabine River back in 2005. The group warned if the pollution continues at these levels, it could spell danger for Southeast Texans playing on the waterways. | |
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Some Texas waters unsafe
- Athens Review (new window)
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2007-10-15 |
| Waters in Henderson County were among those listed in a report by an advocacy called Environment Texas as being unsafe for swimming of fishing. The report was based on information from the Environmental Protection agency, that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality termed as dated. | |
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Clean-water woes abound in Texas
- San Antonio Express-News (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| Texas leads the nation in the number of treatment plants and industrial facilities that fail to meet pollution standards for the wastewater they dump into rivers and streams, according to a report released Thursday. The report, Troubled Waters, found that 318, or about 53 percent, of the state's major industrial and wastewater plants failed Clean Water Act standards in at least one of 12 reporting periods in 2005. | |
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Texas leads nation in number of water polluters
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| AUSTIN -- Texas led the nation in the number of facilities discharging pollution at levels exceeding federal clean water guidelines, according to a new report from an environmental watchdog group. The Austin-based Environment Texas said that in 2005, 318 facilities in the state reported 1,340 incidents in which they discharged more pollution than permitted under the federal Clean Water Act. The group also reported that more than 53 percent of Texas' industrial and municipal facilities discharged more pollution in 2005 than permitted under the law. | |
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Group says more than half of Texas waterways unsafe
- Houston Chronicle (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| SAN ANTONIO — More than half of the state's waterways are unfit for fishing or swimming 35 years after the original version of the Clean Water Act was enacted in the U.S., according to an environmental advocacy group's report released Thursday. Austin-based Environment Texas said the state was the fourth-worst violator of Clean Water Act pollution permit limits in 2005. The group said 318 "major facilities" in Texas — such as sewage and water treatment plants and oil refineries — exceeded pollution discharge limits at least once for a total of 1,348 violations. | |
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Advocacy group reports top water violators
- McKinney Courier Gazette (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| Garland was one of a handful of cities across the Metroplex that went over its water permit limit in 2005, according to a new report on water quality violations marking the 35th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act, which was introduced to protect streams and rivers in North Texas from pollution. Compliance records attained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Environmental Texas and Policy Center, an Austin-based advocacy group show how often a treatment plant exceeded its permit limits. | |
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Report: N. Texas district exceeded water pollution permit limits
- Dallas Morning News (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| A new report on water quality violations marking the 35th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act documents incomplete progress in protecting streams and rivers in North Texas from pollution. The Environment Texas Research and Policy Center, an Austin-based advocacy and study group, requested compliance records covering 2005 for major dischargers from the Environmental Protection Agency. The records show how often a treatment plant exceeded its permit limits. | |
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Pollution still reaching Texas waterways after 35 years of Clean Water Act
- Victoria Advocate (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| Dirty water still flows through Texas on the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, environmental groups find. Environment Texas released a report on Thursday to show how facilities regulate pollutant discharge. The nonprofit advocacy group found that 53 percent of Texas facilities released more pollutants than permits allow, said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas. | |
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Watering down Clean Water Act
- Amarillo Globe News (new window)
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2007-10-12 |
| Austin-based Environment Texas, a self-described "statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization," released its "Troubled Waters" report Thursday. According to "Troubled Waters," more than half of the state's waterways are not fishable or swimmable despite the Clean Water Act, which was first enacted 35 years ago. In 2005, Texas had 318 "facilities" that violated pollution restrictions, making the state the fourth-worst offender. | |
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Several Baytown facilities cited in report
- The Baytown Sun (new window)
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2006-04-20 |
| Fifty-eight percent of the state’s industrial facilities, including several in the Baytown area, discharged more pollution into waterways between July 1, 2003 and Dec. 31, 2004 than their operating permits allowed under the federal Clean Water Act. | |
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Report: Facilities exceeded permits
- Brazosport Facts (new window)
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2006-04-04 |
| A recent report by a consumer action group alleges hundreds of Texas factories and utilities are guilty of regularly dumping more pollution into state waterways than allowed. | |
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Mercury finds its way through Georgetown sewage plant
- Austin American-Statesman (new window)
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2006-03-30 |
| A wastewater treatment plant just outside Georgetown pumped excessive amounts of mercury into the Brazos River basin as recently as June 2005, according to a review of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency records by the Austin American- Statesman. | |
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Report: Polluters Dirty Harris County Waters
- KUHF Houston Public Radio (new window)
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2006-03-27 |
| A new report says industrial and municipal facilities in Harris County are some of the worst violators of the Federal Clean Water Act, polluting rivers, lakes, bayous and the ship channel at record pace. | |
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