Newsome, federal chief environmental justice officer, left, shares with symposium attendees some of the goals she accomplished during her tenure with the Biden White House Administration as fireside chat moderator Kathryn Bazan,

Dallas and Tarrant Counties are falling short of state air quality standards, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The two local counties are among 12 statewide flagged for poor air quality.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality.

Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement actions.

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - Brooke Paup, who has served on the Texas Water Board since 2018 and has 19 years of experience in state government, is the new chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Even with 250 new cases of contamination, cases are on a downward trend. Remediation could be costly and time consuming.

AUSTIN This week the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting final comments on pending rulemaking (Rule Project Number 2024-027-113-AI) to establish new methane requirements ...

The U.S. Navy plans to take more than 1,000 soil samples from Hensley Field, the latest step toward cleaning up the contaminated decommissioned southern Dallas airfield.

Based on air quality data from 2021-23, Webb County, Hidalgo County, and Cameron County exceeded soot pollution standards. However, the three border counties will avoid consequences as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) cited "exceptional events" as the reason behind their high soot contamination levels.

The report shows improvement in addressing disparities, rising from a score of 39 to 42, with a new focus on environmental justice.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are proposing that only four of them be required to take action to improve their air quality.

City Plan Commissioner Chair Tony Shidid, who was first appointed in 2013, and has already served four consecutive two-year terms outlined by the