‘Major’ Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It

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Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.

By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News; and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune

State of Denial: Last in a series about Texas’ environmental regulators.

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