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Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn Side with Polluters Over Texans’ Health, But Senate Rejects Rollback of Mercury Standards

The U.S. Senate rejected a bill this week which would have allowed power plants to continue spewing toxic mercury pollution into our air. This bill would have put more than a 1,000 Texans' lives at risk and yet both Senators Cornyn and Hutchison voted in favor of the legislation. The bill sought to block the EPA's requirement that power plants reduce their mercury emissions by 90%.

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EPA Proposes Life-Saving Soot Pollution Standards

The EPA has updated their air quality standards for particulate matter or "soot" pollution. This action will better reflect our latest scientific understanding of the problem and save thousands of lives.

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Congressman Gonzalez Stands Up for Edwards Aquifer and the Guadalupe River

On Friday, San Antonio Congressman Charles Gonzalez stood up for the Edwards Aquifer and Guadalupe River by voting for better clean water protections for all Texas streams and wetlands, including those that feed the Edward Aquifer and the Guadalupe River. The vote happened as President Obama is about to sign off on the final guidelines for these protections, signifying one of the biggest steps forward for protecting Texas’s waterways in years.  

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SpaceX Attempting to Launch Rockets Near Texas Wildlife Refuge

AUSTIN – Environment Texas launched a petition drive today to stop the proposed construction of a spaceport on private land almost completely surrounded by a south Texas park and wildlife refuge. California company SpaceX – which made news last week when their commercial spacecraft successfully attached to the International Space Station - has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for a license to launch million pound rockets from an area home to endangered sea turtles, ocelots and falcons. 

News Release | Environment Texas Research & Policy Center

Obama Administration Takes Needed First Step to Protect Our Health and Environment from Fracking Air Pollution

AUSTIN-Today the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new national standards to curb dangerous air pollution from gas drilling operations. Environment Texas praised the measure as an important first step in addressing the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. “For communities living in the face of fracking, these new standards are a breath of fresh air,” said Luke Metzger, Director of Environment Texas. “These standards are a needed first step to protect Texans’ health and environment from the dangers of fracking.”

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