TCEQ shuts permit system after data center dispute

Texas environmental agency stops permit filings amid data center stormwater permits.

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TCEQ shuts permit system after data center dispute

Texas environmental agency stops permit filings amid data center stormwater permits.

In brief

Texas environmental agency stops permit filings amid data center stormwater permits. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality suspended its permit filing system after watchdog groups claimed it violated a governor's directive and issued stormwater permits for data centers. Originally reported by Texastribune.

TCEQ shuts permit system

Texas data center boom could erase decades of progress on air quality

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality suspended its automated electronic filing system after watchdog groups said it violated a governor's directive.

Data center stormwater permits issued

The agency issued multiple stormwater permits related to data center construction this week.

System temporarily disabled

TCEQ announced its electronic filing system 'used for automatic authorizations' was being temporarily disabled.

“used for automatic authorizations”

The headline

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality suspended its permit filing system after watchdog groups claimed it violated a governor's directive and issued stormwater permits for data centers.

Read the original on Texastribune

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