Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement ...

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins has hired Jon Niermann, former chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental ...

Read full article: Texas regulators report more than 250 new cases of groundwater contamination An annual report documents 2,870 active cases of groundwater contamination around the state.

Dallas and Tarrant Counties are falling short of state air quality standards, according to the Texas Commission on ...

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Cameron County leads the state in soot contamination, second only to Harris County, which includes Houston. Harris is home to the largest concentration of oil refineries and petro ...

Community organizations are suing Texas alleging wastewater from SpaceX launchpads is washing into nearby wetlands. Activists behind the suit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ...

A solid plan to upgrade our state's water infrastructure should be at the top of the Texas Legislature's to-do list.

South Texas environmental groups have sued the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for allegedly allowing SpaceX to pour polluted water into Boca Chica wetlands without a permit. According ...

In its proposal to exclude eight counties from stricter federal pollution rules, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cited either bad air monitoring data or "exceptional events ...