Southwest (AZ NM OK TX)

Clean Energy Thriving in Texas. Why Are State GOPers Trying to Stifle It?

"Texas leads the nation for generating the most electricity from solar and wind and plays an outsized role in manufacturing electric vehicles. A slew of new bills could change that."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/17/2023

"Southwest Tribes Push For New National Monument Near Grand Canyon"

"A coalition of Native American tribes in the Southwest is lobbying the Biden administration to create a sweeping national monument to protect federal lands adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park from uranium mining and other development."

Source: HuffPost, 04/12/2023

"EPA Proposes to Add First-Ever Navajo Site to Superfund List"

"The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the Lukachukai Mountains Mining District to the Superfund National Priorities List, according to EPA Thursday. The site, located entirely on the Navajo Nation, holds over a hundred waste piles stemming from uranium mining, the agency said."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/31/2023

"EPA Cites 2 Oil And Gas Firms Over Permian Basin Pollution"

"Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful pollutants wafting from the nation’s largest oil and gas producing region."

Source: AP, 03/29/2023

Group Says Texas Fails To Hold Polluters Accountable For Unexpected Emissions

"A new report found that companies in Texas have had 21,000 unexpected pollution releases that emitted 400,000 tons of air pollution over six years, but only 1% of them prompted action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality."

Source: Texas Tribune, 03/27/2023

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