Texas Tribune: Gov. Rick Perry has said that a new federal proposal to cut carbon emissions is “the most direct assault yet on the energy providers that employ thousands of Americans.”
Texas should not bank on legal action to free itself from the Obama administration’s proposal to tackle climate change, two state regulators said Friday.
Referring to a string of recent defeats­ in challenges to U.S. EPA rules, Texas Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman said regulators should think beyond litigation when…