State of Denial
How Texas’ Environmental Regulators Enable Big Oil and Other Polluters
The One-Mile Rule: Texas’ Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
By Dylan Baddour
Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers
By Martha Pskowski
Texas Quietly Moves to Formalize Acceptable Cancer Risk From Industrial Air Pollution. Public Health Officials Say it’s not Strict Enough.
By Dylan Baddour
