The Hightower Lowdown

Questionable capitalist claims; and the EPA's deal with hog farmers stinks.

"...And now -- by gollies -- George W. Bush's EPA is listening ... to the polluters!..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Capitol Chronicle

Proposed New Air Pollution Rules for Houston Cover a Multitude of Industrial Sins

"...-- can't meet federal standards for pollution reduction, the EPA is supposed to step in and take over. The..."

June 7, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Advice Unvarnished -- and Unsolicited

Letters between governmental groups show that Bush's "unvarnished advice" was not coming from anyone interested in clean air.

"...language, Gibson wrote, "our concerns have not been addressed." (EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman has since said she is..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Lowdown

The Bushes suddenly discover women's rights in Afghanistan, tear up the Bill of Rights, and let pesticide companies test their poisons on human beings.

"...one going to top officials in George W. Bush's EPA. Bush's new gang in our Environmental Protection Agency seem..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Signs of Degradation

Key findings from the Fish & Wildlife Report on Barton Springs

"...Barton Springs. The report is a review of the EPA's process of awarding permits allowing storm water discharge from..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas

"...of course, the new Bush administration can turn the EPA into a Texas-style regulatory agency. (Their preliminary federal budget..."

March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Rep. Ann Kitchen prepares to file a pipeline safety bill. Judge Sam Sparks questions the Longhorn Pipeline permit process. Ken Herman goes after a Pulitzer Prize.

"...As Kitchen prepared to file her pipeline bill, federal Judge Sam Sparks..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

The anti-Longhorn Pipeline contingent rallies in the wake of a preliminary approval of the pipeline.

"...consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the EPA has already recommended -- and the Longhorn Pipeline Partnership,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Action Items

"...as originally planned. The open house, hosted by the EPA, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, and Radian International (which did..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature

Huge Turnout Postpones Meeting

"...a yet-to-be-determined date. As part of the deal, the EPA and DOT also agreed to extend the public comment..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Mike Jasper

The Numbers Game

Read Council's Lips: No New Taxes

"...There's little question the no-new-taxes promise is keepable. With an economic picture a good bit simpler -..."

May 29, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...million. But on May 5, in a letter to EPA chief Carol Browner, the environmental groups asked that the..."

May 29, 1998 News Feature

God's Steward at the TNRCC

In Barry McBee's Environment, Politics and Religion Mix

"...like you to be the deputy [commissioner] of the department,'" McBee recalls. "After a lot of thought and a..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

A Council in Harmony

"...parishes in Louisiana, have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use environmental justice criteria to deny a permit..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Opinion: We Have Faith. Now We Need Clean Air.

Addressing methane emissions through robust pollution standards is critical to our future

"...fair share of climate-induced severe weather. And while storm preparation is needed, storm prevention is key. It's long past..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Bee Moorhead

News Ticker: August 12

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Smitherman promises to protect Texans from the mean ole EPA. From the looks of it, his main plan of..."

Aug. 12, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Austin Falling Short on Clean Air

New rules could pressure Austin to clean up its act

"...the Bush administration wasn't willing to go lower; the EPA's scientific advisers had pushed for a standard between 60..."

July 22, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Elevators on gravity, John Wayne on radioactive dirt, and more on more

"...It takes the EPA three pages to explain what to do in case..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...50,000 people. Given the community's prevalence, the Austin Police Department has developed policies for dealing with deaf residents; despite..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

GOP Can't Greenwash TRM-PAC 2.0

Ballot manipulation plots exposed

"...press release entitled "Austin Legislators Sell Out Texas to EPA Bureaucracy." Accusing the EPA of "trying to expand their..."

June 26, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Armendariz to Texas: Don't Make Me Federalize

EPA chief says he's prepared to take over state permitting process

"...Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz told the Chronicle this..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and

"...plan, see www.austinsmartenergy.com. – Nora Ankrum Texas to Take EPA to Court..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• EPA Gets Tough on Smog, Tough on Tex­as The Environmental..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...four states. The site was not removed from the EPA's Superfund list until 2005...."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fraud of Fluoridation

"...asked to halt it by an ever-growing number of EPA unions, with 11 asking in 2005, but there is..."

Dec. 3, 2009 Postmarks

Can Austin Avoid the Stigma of Dirty Air?

The Clean Air Force aims to keep the Austin area out of the ozone

"...To make things even more dicey, the EPA lowered the standard from 85 parts per billion to..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Why Has the City Taken So Long …?

"...any of these projects until 2007 (even though the EPA AO was issued in 1999), when the city was..."

July 28, 2008 Postmarks

Naked City

"...study. Among Edwards' concerns, as the Environmental Protection Agency prepares to tighten ozone pollution standards, is that Waco and..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...very poor example of a city and school district preparing students to be leaders in a democracy," Harrington says...."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...smoking ordinance. The Austin/Travis Co. Health and Human Services Department has announced that as of Nov. 1, the department..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

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