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A federal appeals court on Monday struck down a major air pollution permit issued by Texas’s environmental regulator, arguing that the state allowed improperly high emissions limits for Port Arthur

Judges overturned a state air pollution permit that was issued last year, arguing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emissions control requirements.

A federal appeals court on Monday struck down a major air pollution permit issued by Texas's environmental regulator, arguing that the state allowed

A federal appeals court has reversed a permit for a Port Arthur LNG facility saying the state was applying its policy inconsistently.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled this week that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality did not impose stringent-enough emissions standards for a planned liquified natural gas production facility in southeast Texas.

A U.S. court has removed an emissions permit for Sempras Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas, but the company said construction of the facility will continue for now.

Judges argued that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emission control requirements.

Judges overturned a state air pollution permit that was issued last year, arguing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emissions control requirements.

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Judges overturned a state air pollution permit that was issued last year, arguing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emissions control requirements.