Environmental Insider News articles from February 2001

Environmental Insider News archives from February 2001

Fear and Loathing in the Bosque Basin.
February 14, 2001... Algal blooms on Lake Waco - and the widespread perception that agricultural runoff mostly from upstream dairies along the North Bosque River is the primary cause - led the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) on February 9 to...

Huston "Offended" by Lawsuit Threats.
February 14, 2001... The fractiousness of Chairman Huston's position was such that Waco city council member Bill Carden (per J. B. Smith of the Waco Tribune-Herald) said the "foolish" decision reflected the fact that Huston was more interested in pushing the...

Emissions Testing: "Smoke," Mirrors, and Clean Air?
February 14, 2001... [Martin, a founding member and longtime technical director of the Texas State Inspection Association, began providing testing and repair input on vehicle inspection and maintenance matters in 1983 at the request of EPA officials; since 1988, he...

Texas Tidbits.
February 14, 2001... Envirocare Drops Texas Operations Just days after announcing a settlement that ended litigation with Waste Control Specialists, Envirocare of Texas, Inc., acknowledged it would be shutting down its West Texas operations in Andrews and...

Water Board ID's $3.77 Billion in Statewide Needs.
February 28, 2001... Preliminary results of a study conducted for the Texas Water Development Board indicate an immediate need for $1.82 billion to bring public water systems up to standards and another $1.95 billion to do the same for wastewater service in...

A Tax Exempt-ing Proposition.
February 28, 2001... The ongoing brouhaha over how much the state's pollution control property tax exemption program is - or should be - costing local taxing authorities has intensified since Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) Chairman Robert...

Proposed Legislation.
February 28, 2001... The simple truth is that, up until now, this has been a relatively quiet legislative session - perhaps the calm before the redistricting storm. A few of the bills reviewed below will probably cause some consternation - and we are far from...

Texas Tidbits.
February 28, 2001... Brownsville Weir Project Gets $2MM from EPA The Brownsville Public Utilities Board has obtained a $2 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the design and partial construction of the controversial Brownsville...