Texas Violated the Law with Lax Emissions Limits, Federal Court Rules

John Beard Jr., the founder and executive director of the Port Arthur Community Action Network, stands in front of the ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy’s Golden Pass LNG facility, just south of Port Arthur, Texas. Beard is a retired refinery worker who first challenged the Port Arthur LNG emissions permit. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News

A federal appeals court on Monday struck down a major air pollution permit issued by Texas’s environmental regulator, arguing that the state allowed improperly high emissions limits for Port Arthur LNG, a gas liquefaction and export terminal currently under construction on the Gulf Coast.  In a 17-page opinion, a three-judge panel at the Fifth Circuit … Continue reading Texas Violated the Law with Lax Emissions Limits, Federal Court Rules

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