Environmental Insider News articles from November 2004

Environmental Insider News archives from November 2004

All Agree: Scrap Compliance History Rankings!
November 9, 2004... Representatives from industry and public interest groups alike called for abolition of compliance history rankings as part of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permitting and enforcement programs. Mary Kelly, representing...

Senators Shocked by Shankle Story.
November 9, 2004... Three state senators grilled a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality employee regarding statements made by his boss, Executive Director Glenn Shankle, that were reported in the November 9 Austin American-Statesman. The comments came during...

Penske Won't Bob for Picture Tubes.
November 9, 2004... [NOTE: This story provides context for the story above.] In their long-running war against Bob Gregory and Texas Disposal Systems Landfill over the proper final disposition of remnants of a 1997 truck accident, Penske Truck Leasing, Inc.,...

Key Sues To Block Storage Tank Fund Rules.
November 9, 2004... Within days after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality adopted revisions to its rules for the beleaguered petroleum storage tank remediation program, the agency found itself facing a court challenge from a disgruntled contractor who...

Compliance History Review on Hold?
November 16, 2004... After months of deliberation and public comment, it now appears that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not make any changes to its compliance history rules until after the 79th Legislature has had its turn at bat. Chairman...

Glub! Glub! We Are Drowning in Predictions.
November 19, 2004... The brand-new Arctic Climate Impact Assessment says that global warming will surely cause a 1-meter (39-inch) rise in world sea levels during the 21st Century, dramatically reshaping world shorelines. The report, which claims the backing of 250...

NAS Report: Enhance Science Appointment Process.
November 19, 2004... To tackle increasingly complex issues, U.S. policy makers should ensure that both the Presidential appointment process for senior science and technology posts and the process of appointing experts to federal science and technology advisory...

Leasing State Water Rights?
November 19, 2004... Many rural Texas communities are facing the prospect of having large amounts of valuable groundwater withdrawn from their aquifers without adequate regard to their present and future needs. So says an interim report from the Senate Subcommittee...