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EPA Flexes Texas
By Matthew Tejada, Ph. D – June 7th, 2010
You might have recently noticed a great deal of attention, both local and national, being paid to Texas’ air permitting program – specifically its flexible permitting program. The importance of this issue, and of EPA’s recent actions regarding Texas’ flex permits, cannot be understated. You know that things have gotten serious when Gov. Perry feels it’s necessary to make a trip to the Ship Channel on a sweltering summer day just before undergoing surgery in order to fire off yet another volley in the fight.
