https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/06/18/union-texas-congressional-delegation-agree-the-epa-is-threatening-the-texas-economy/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:05:37 -0400<![CDATA[On April 13, 2011, the EPA publishing its ruling that Texas must comply with the Clean Air Transport Rule (CATR). Using the CATR, the EPA is set to include Texas in the national sulfur dioxide program, without any comment from any of the state&#8217;s stakeholders, political leaders or industry leaders allowed. No public review, just bam!, Texans get the EPA jackboot. The EPA&#8217;s effort to strong arm Texas away from its successful and flexible state-level clean air program, established in the 1990s and which has enjoyed bipartisan support, and into the EPA&#8217;s less effective national program has been building since President Obama&#8217;s inauguration. The CATR ruling may bring that battle to a head.]]>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:50:38 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2011/06/18/union-texas-congressional-delegation-agree-the-epa-is-threatening-the-texas-economy-n148913