Environmental Insider News articles from July 1999

Environmental Insider News archives from July 1999

Bush's Vetoes Please, But Do Not Placate, Sierra Club.
July 14, 1999... As first-hand memories of the recent (76th) Legislative session begin to fade, one that will stand out is the action by Governor George W. Bush to veto two of three provisions (House Bill 2977 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 56) the Lone Star...

Bush Pushes the Envelope.
July 14, 1999... SB 1272 would have also limited TNRCC review to cover compliance with approved water quality standards; no more stringency than the process required by federal law; provide acreage thresholds, geographic limitations, expedited review processes,...

Environmental Legislation.
July 14, 1999... Continuing our review of environmental legislation enacted by the 76th Legislature, we start with more new laws that TNRCC will be wrestling with over the next several months. The biggie, of course, is House Bill 1 - the appropriations bill,...

Texas Tidbits.
July 14, 1999... *** The Texas Department of Transportation has various efforts underway to allow and encourage private citizens an opportunity to support its various antilitter and beautification programs. Now, TxDOT has proposed to add an adopt-an-airport...

Cherry Blossoms.
July 14, 1999... *** In the wake of the ValuJet crash, for which SabreTech Inc. has been hit with murder charges and a proposed $2.2 million fine for poorly packaging oxygen canisters on the doomed plane, the Federal Aviation Administration has been getting...

"Community" vs. "Regulatory" Right to Know.
July 28, 1999... Is there a right to know too much? The nation's environmental community, long the champion of community right-to-know legislation regarding levels of environmental pollution, has lined up against HR 1074, the Regulatory Right-to-Know Act of...

Right-to-Know Too Much?
July 28, 1999... Perhaps the most significant feature of the proposed Regulatory Right-to-Know Act is that it would require the Office of Management and Budget to arrange for two organizations independent of the Government and with nationally recognized...

Two More Regulatory Bills.
July 28, 1999... Two other bills wending their way through the Congress would also impact the regulatory universe. One is a virtual companion to HR 1074, but it would authorize analysis of rules in progress rather than existing regulations. The second addresses...

Texas Tidbits.
July 28, 1999... *** At a press conference featuring Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and EPA Region 6 Administrator Gregg Cooke, the City of Houston was formally awarded a $100,000 pilot grant, one of 10 being presented nationwide,...

Cherry Blossoms.
July 28, 1999... *** EPA has announced the start of a 4-month study to determine the cause of increasing haze over Big Bend National Park. The Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational (BRAVO) Study was recommended by a joint U.S.-Mexico workgroup...