Environmental Insider News articles from July 2004

Environmental Insider News archives from July 2004

A Modest Texas Energy Proposal?
July 20, 2004... At the July 16 meeting of the Texas Energy Planning Council, Dr. Ron Oligney of the Texas Energy Center in Houston, rocked his colleagues with a presentation that ended with what he called "a modest Texas proposal" for a new Texas energy plan....

Texas Gets Four Years of Science.
July 20, 2004... On July 16, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE), by an 8-7 margin* that broke across party lines, conditionally approved the addition of a fourth year of science to the required high school curriculum for the Recommended Graduation Plan...

Cherry Blossoms.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) Toxics Study The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced publication of the final phase of a multi-year binational study of toxic substances along the international boundary portion of the Rio Grande...

Bluebonnets.(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Texas CAFO Waste to Energy Project The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new pilot program to collect data from concentrated animal feeding operations, solid waste landfills, and publicly owned treatment works to develop...

Will Shankle Be "Wasted" as ED?(Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Executive Director, Glenn Shankle)
July 30, 2004... Glenn Shankle's career as Executive Director for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality unofficially began on May 3, when he took over unofficially upon the resignation of Margaret Hoffman. Before assuming the position for real on August...

Water Heater Rules Roadblock.
July 30, 2004... Sometimes you just cannot win for losing. Just ask staffers over at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), who are trying to come to the aid of gas water heater manufacturers who have to date been unable to develop new technology...

Bluebonnets.(Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, appointments)
July 30, 2004... Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee At the July 22 work session, TCEQ selected eight new members for the Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee, including two ex officio members. Joining Dr. Ramon Alvarez of Environmental Defense as...