By James Osborne
July 18th, 2023
WASHINGTON — Some Texas Democrats are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to reject the state’s application to permit the construction of carbon storage facilities despite support of the technology from many within their own party.
Reps. Joaquin Castro, of San Antonio, and Lloyd Doggett, of Austin, wrote a letter Friday to EPA Administrator Michael Regan questioning the state government’s commitment to environmental protection and asking the agency to review the Texas Railroad Commission’s history on permitting oil and gas wells.
“The commission has a history of waiving its own rules and regulations to favor oil and gas companies over health and environmental protection standards,” Castro and Doggett wrote.
