Judge Orders Texas Energy Regulator to Halt Exceptions to Environmental Rules
“A state district judge in Austin has ordered the Texas Railroad Commission to stop granting exceptions to environmental rules requiring oil and gas companies to cap unplugged wells and clean up waste pits,” repors Scott DiSavino and Shreyansi Singh in Reuters.
“‘The Commission does not agree with the Court’s order, and has filed a notice of appeal with the Third Court of Appeals,’ Andrew Keese, spokesperson for the Railroad Commission of Texas, said in a statement to Reuters.”
“Public Citizen and two ranchers sued the Railroad Commission in July for unlawfully suspending the rules.”
