The one-mile rule: Texas' unwritten and arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
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The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
Addressing the symptoms while continuing to exacerbate one of the leading causes by approving oil and gas expansion is like bailing water with one hand while drilling more holes with the other.
PORT LAVACA — On a rugged stretch of the Gulf Coast in Texas, environmental groups called foul in 2020 when an oil company sought pollution permits to
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that the 1-mile rule exists.
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