Astrophysicist star Neil deGrasse Tyson calls for Mars mission

If there’s a rock star among astrophysicists today, his name is Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson.

EPA administrator addresses TCEQ fight in Houston event

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the region which includes Texas told a Houston live and radio audience Wednesday that his agency is making great strides in improving the state’s environment, despite some “disagreements” with the state’s environmental regulation agency.

East End communities spotlighted in fight against oil pipeline

As steam rose from the stacks of the nearby Valero Energy refinery, environmental activists on Thursday described the dangers they say a proposed crude oil pipeline and its product pose to residents of east Houston’s Manchester neighborhood.

TCEQ chairman defends state agency’s fight with EPA

The chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Thursday defended the state agency’s position in its battle with the federal Environmental Protection Agency over the use of “flexible permits” for industrial facilities.

Southeast Texans participate in Environmental Town Hall

A state representative, joking that his remarks could put him in imminent harm from his colleagues, said Monday he expects the mission of the Texas Commisson on Environmental Quality’s will remain primarily focused on protecting economic interests more than the environment after next year’s legislative session.

Houston audience has its say at Environmental Town Hall

During an Environmental Town Hall in Houston, a former commissioner of Texas’s environmental regulatory agency said the state’s permitting process all but assures that even the most controversial industrial facilities will ultimately receive a permit.