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Texas is Suing the EPA — Again
Once again, Texas is suing the federal Environmental Projection Agency.
Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the agency’s rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks.
Texas has sued the agency 21 times since President Obama took office in 2009.
This challenge centers on how Texas handles pollution that spews from industrial plants during facility startups, shutdowns and equipment malfunctions.
Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/
