Court Denies Texas Request to Halt Greenhouse Gas Permitting
A federal court has denied Texas' request to halt a federal takeover of greenhouse gas regulations in the state.
Texas — which has refused to implement federal greenhouse gas rules that came into effect on Jan. 2 — had asked for a stay of Environmental Protection Agency plans to directly issue greenhouse gas permits to affected companies in the state.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's single-page decision was the third recent denial of stay to Texas on this matter, according to the Environmental Defense Fund, which applauded the move. (The court also dissolved an ...
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Truth Hurts
Dear Greg Abbott, please stop wasting taxpayer money litigating the delusional conspiracy theories in your head. You can't claim rights for the state that the state does not have in the first place. Love, TH and the Supremacy Clause
Jaime Puente via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This coming from the people who argue for secession when they can't get their way. How embarrassing.
Mark Wentlandt via Texas Tribune on Facebook
A few questions: Have there been any attempts to calculate the cost of this pissing match? How does the AG allocate its resources to other matters of state, such as its deadbeat dad babysitting, protecting the elderly, etc? Have there been any legit dispassionate studies with numbers/projected effects loosely agreeable to both sides of the argument?
This issue has dragged on for so long now that I honestly can't recall seeing any semi-reliable quantitative analysis of the whole thing.
John Cobarruvias via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I wish for ONCE the Texas AG would stand up for us lowly citizens.
Chris Payne via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Great point, John. Instead we got a Big Biz puppet on a mission to protect the wealthy from fantastically evil federal powers. Oh, and the Lord is on their side, of course. lol
Cynthia Casper Robertson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Abbott unnecessarily pisses off so much of the taxpayer's money, it's heinous. This crap and filing suit against health care reform. Despite the current mindset of many, Texas is NOT above the laws applicable to the masses. I agree with Chris, Abbott is nothing more than a tool for corporate America and sucks at the teat of oil and gas (as does Perry). They're an embarassment. :(
Neil Aquino via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I'd like to see nullifiers Mr. Perry and Mr. Abbott blocking EPA entrance to the door of the factory as they cry out--" Pollution today. Pollution tomorrow. Pollution forever."