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Sunset legislation passed by the Texas Legislature in 2001 changed the agency's name to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and continued the agency until 2013. During the special session of the 81st Legislature (2009), legislation was adopted amending the 2013 date to 2011, [ 4 ] when the agency was continued for an additional 12 ...
(The Center Square) – After an agreement was reached between U.S. and Mexican authorities requiring Mexico to deliver water to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas ...
Texas Map. Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS) is a non-profit organization based in eastern Houston. It was established in 1995, and is dedicated to protecting the environment through policy, community awareness, legal proceedings, and education. They believe that everyone is entitled to live in a healthy and clean environment.
The climate in Texas is changing partially due to global warming and rising trends in greenhouse gas emissions. [1] As of 2016, most area of Texas had already warmed by 1.5 °F (0.83 °C) since the previous century because of greenhouse gas emissions by the United States and other countries. [1]
The Texas Permanent School Fund pulled its $8.5 billion investment from the asset-management giant BlackRock on Tuesday, saying its environmental policies are harmful to the state's energy industry.
The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) is a state agency of Texas, headquartered in Temple. [1] The agency enforces the state's soil and water conservation laws and coordinates conservation and nonpoint source pollution abatement programs. The Texas State Legislature created the agency in 1939. [2]
Prior to the late 1970s, nearly all environmental policy was at the state and local level. [2] Federal environmental regulation addressed the federal government itself, rather than states, consumers, or industry. [2] This all changed with a flurry of environmental legislation in the early 1970s.
Policies are based on scientific research and collaboration between ministries, but environmental health policies are often not on the policy agenda since they are relatively well controlled. [ 25 ] In 2011, policies were adopted to phase out nuclear energy in the country after Fukushima nuclear disaster . [ 26 ]