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Petition for Rulemaking filed by Texas Environmental Law Center

Date
2011
Geography
Texas
Part of
Bonser-Lain v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

About this case

Filing year
2011
Status
Decision issued denying petition for rulemaking.
Geography
Docket number
2011-0720-RUL
Court/admin entity
United States → State Agencies → Tex. CEQ
Case category
Public Trust Claims
Principal law
United States → Public Trust Doctrine
At issue
Proceedings seeking to compel Texas state agency to adopt rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to public trust doctrine.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/27/2011
Response
Decision issued denying petition for rulemaking.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denied the petition, stating that Texas was currently in litigation with EPA concerning the regulation of greenhouse gases, and that the use of the public trust doctrine in the state had been limited to waters and did not extend to greenhouse gases.
05/05/2011
Petition
Petition for rulemaking filed.
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In May 2011, an environmental group, Texas Environmental Law Center, filed a rulemaking petition requesting that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality adopt rules to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels pursuant to the public trust doctrine. The petition was part of a nationwide campaign by Our Children’s Trust and iMatter, groups that seek to combat climate change on behalf of future generations.

Summary

Proceedings seeking to compel Texas state agency to adopt rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to public trust doctrine.