Exposing Texas' Excess Emissions Problem
A collaborative investigation finds companies are issuing over a billion pounds of pollution more than their permits allow.
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A collaborative investigation finds companies are issuing over a billion pounds of pollution more than their permits allow.
So-called "excess" emissions have ballooned in Texas, thanks to an almost total lack of enforcement, report Grist and Science Friday.
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Over the last two decades, state regulators have allowed companies to release more than a billion pounds of excess pollution.
Over the last two decades, state regulators have allowed companies to release more than a billion pounds of excess pollution.