Texas’ largest electric utility last night tentatively approved a record $45 billion takeover bid by two private equity firms in a deal hailed by environmentalists as a major turning point in the battle against global warming. The prospective owners of the TXU Corp. have told environmental groups that they would cancel eight of 11 coal plants proposed by the company and also back national legislation for mandatory reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giantโs promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Nearly two thirds of countryโs pig and poultry farms leach polluting manure into lough that supplies half the region's drinking water, according to latest research.
Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
The Reform leader is set to trigger a by-election in his seat.
