{"id":73475,"date":"2023-08-29T19:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=73475"},"modified":"2024-09-26T15:22:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:22:31","slug":"state-of-denial","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/project\/state-of-denial\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Denial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-insideclimatenews-project-header alignfull\"><div class=\"project-header-content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State of Denial<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Texas&#8217; environmental regulators enable big oil and other polluters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"project-header-image\"><div class=\"image-holder\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SODLEDEImage.jpeg')\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"icn-project-feed-block alignfull\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icn-project-feed-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"icn-block icn-project-feed-section\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"posts-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n<article id=\"post-72633\" class=\"featured-post post-72633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels category-justice category-politics-policy category-uncategorized tag-climate-change tag-earthjustice tag-environmental-protection-agency tag-regulation tag-tceq tag-texas tag-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality local-texas topic-activism topic-climate-law-liability topic-environment-health topic-fracking topic-regulation profile-dylan-baddour\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/30072023\/texas-commission-environmental-quality-one-mile-rule\/\" class=\"entry-info\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tThe One-Mile Rule: Texas\u2019 Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-subtitle\">The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Dylan Baddour<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/30072023\/texas-commission-environmental-quality-one-mile-rule\/\" class=\"image-holder\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Citgo_Housing-900x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-large size-thumbnail-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Citgo refinery fumes behind a home in Hillcrest, Corpus Christi. Credit: Dylan Baddour\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Citgo_Housing-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Citgo_Housing-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-73193\" class=\"post-73193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels category-politics-policy category-uncategorized tag-climate-change tag-fracking tag-produced-water tag-railroad-commission-of-texas tag-tceq tag-texas local-texas topic-environment-health topic-fracking topic-water topic-water-drought profile-martha-pskowski\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/17082023\/texas-permitting-produced-water-disposal\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Limestone canyons line the lower Pecos River near its confluence with the Rio Grande. The Pecos flows from New Mexico into the Permian Basin in Texas before eventually flowing into the Amistad Reservoir at the Rio Grande. The river has been discussed as a potential target for produced water discharges. Credit: Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc\/Corbis via Getty Images.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PecosRiver-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tStandards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Martha Pskowski<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-74450\" class=\"post-74450 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics-policy category-uncategorized tag-air-alliance-houston tag-climate-change tag-harris-county tag-houston tag-sunshiine-commission tag-target-cancer-risk tag-texas tag-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality tag-texas-legislature local-texas topic-activism topic-environment-health profile-dylan-baddour\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/13102023\/state-of-denial-texas-cancer-risk-level-called-inadequate\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oil refineries near the Houston Ship Channel. Credit: Loren Elliott\/AFP via Getty Images.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Houstonpollution-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tTexas Quietly Moves to Formalize Acceptable Cancer Risk From Industrial Air Pollution. Public Health Officials Say it\u2019s not Strict Enough.\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Dylan Baddour<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-74763\" class=\"post-74763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels category-politics-policy tag-orphaned-wells tag-produced-water tag-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality tag-texas-railroad-commission topic-fracking topic-regulation topic-water profile-martha-pskowski\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/31102023\/oil-gas-companies-spill-wastewater-in-texas\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oil and gas lawyer Sarah Stogner visits Lake Boehmer in Pecos County where abandoned wells have brought produced water to the surface for decades. The Railroad Commission considers these water wells and therefore not under their jurisdiction. Credit: Martha Pskowski\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stogner_StateDenial4_Pskowski-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tOil and Gas Companies Spill Millions of Gallons of Wastewater in Texas\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Martha Pskowski, and Peter Aldhous<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-76289\" class=\"post-76289 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels category-politics-policy tag-gas-wastewater tag-groundwater tag-livestock tag-midland tag-oil-drilling tag-oil-spill tag-state-of-denial tag-texas tag-wastewater tag-wildlife local-texas topic-fracking topic-regulation topic-water profile-martha-pskowski\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/18122023\/state-of-denial-oil-gas-wastewater-spills-texas\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"An oil drilling rig works in the Permian Basin oil field in Midland, Texas. Credit: Joe Raedle\/Getty Images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1384962178.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\tThousands of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Threaten Property, Groundwater, Wildlife and Livestock Across Texas\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Martha Pskowski<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-76569\" class=\"post-76569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics-policy tag-air-quality tag-clean-air-act tag-dallas tag-epa tag-freeport-lng tag-gaf tag-houston tag-intercontinental-terminals-company tag-itc tag-permits tag-polltuion tag-state-of-denial tag-tceq tag-texas tag-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality local-texas topic-activism topic-business-finance topic-climate-law-liability topic-environment-health topic-politics topic-regulation topic-super-climate-pollutants profile-dylan-baddour profile-martha-pskowski\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/26122023\/state-of-denial-texas-polluters-evade-federal-law\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Major-minor-permits_ST_014-wide-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"The GAF roofing shingles factory in West Dallas on Dec. 13. The factory reclassified itself as minor and averted public participation requirements in 2022. Credit: Shelby Tauber\/Inside Climate News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Major-minor-permits_ST_014-wide-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Major-minor-permits_ST_014-wide-900x600.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\u2018Major\u2019 Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"post-author\">By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News; and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-## -->\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-78493\" class=\"post-78493 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels category-politics-policy category-uncategorized tag-circle-6-baptist-camp tag-climate-change tag-fracking tag-produced-water tag-railroad-commission tag-state-of-denial tag-texas tag-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality local-texas topic-environment-health topic-fracking topic-water topic-water-drought profile-martha-pskowski\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/26022024\/railroad-commission-approves-toxic-waste-ponds-next-to-baptist-camp\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0224-Martin-Produced-Water-JM-10-1-330x220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-medium size-thumbnail-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Circle 6 Baptist Camp, bottom, and produced water ponds, constructed by Martin Water, top, in Lenorah on Feb. 24, 2024. The Railroad Commission approved the construction of the ponds, used to treat and recycle produced water from fracking, next to the Circle 6 Baptist Camp in the Permian Basin. 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