Environmental Insider News articles from October 2002

Environmental Insider News archives from October 2002

Water Board Legislative Issues.
October 17, 2002... Deputy Executive Administrator Leonard A. Olson, Jr., on October 16 provided an overview to the Texas Water Development Board of the statutory changes the agency will be seeking from the 78th Legislature early next year. The list includes...

Galveston Bay Council Members Named.
October 17, 2002... After a long wait, the Commission on October 10 finally approved a resolution that authorizes the appointment or reappointment of 24 of the 41 members of the Galveston Bay Council. The panel, born out of the Galveston Bay Management Conference...

Cherry Blossoms.
October 17, 2002... Neighbors for Neighbors, Meet Bjork's Mom We're not sure about the musical tastes of the members of Neighbors for Neighbors, the group opposing Alcoa's Rockdale aluminum smelter and its related lignite mining operations in counties east of...

Bluebonnets.
October 17, 2002... State Agencies Commemorate the Clean Water Act The Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality have adopted a joint resolution to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the enactment by Congress of the Clean...

Lucio Not Happy with Tepid Water Report.
October 31, 2002... The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on October 30 released a document stating the state's position on the 1944 Utilization of Waters Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico which "told us nothing we didn't already know," according to...

RRC Bonding Rules Hit by Injunction.
October 31, 2002... Plaintiffs won an early round in their lawsuit seeking to overturn rules [at 16 TAC 3.14 and 3.78] issued last January by the Texas Railroad Commission that implemented provisions of Senate Bill 310 (the RRC's Sunset bill) that establish new...

Airing It Out in San Antonio.
October 31, 2002... While San Antonio struggles to maintain its status as the nation's largest clean-air city (that is, in compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for all six criteria pollutants), at least one area resident is wondering why some...

OAG Updates Property Rights Guidelines.
October 31, 2002... Pursuant to a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Office of the Attorney General has revised its guidelines aimed at assisting governmental entities in identifying and evaluating those governmental actions that might result in a taking of private...