Texas Commission on Environmental Quality News

Texas Regulators Want Stiffer Penalty for Owner of Port Neches Plant That Exploded

Environmental and watchdog groups have long criticized the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for taking it too easy on polluters — and the TCEQ has often countered that its job is to coax industrial facilities into compliance rather than slap …

Formosa Plastics Agrees to Pay $50M to Settle Texas Water Pollution Suit

Petrochemical manufacturer Formosa Plastics has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit in which a judge ruled the company illegally dumped billions of plastic pellets and other pollutants into Lavaca Bay and other waterways, according to the settlement. …

Corpus Christi Chemical Leak Reported Week Before Public Warned

A chemical leak from an asphalt plant that led Corpus Christi officials to warn its 300,000 residents not to drink the water last week was apparently reported a week earlier, according to an email from a state environmental official. The …