Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement ...

Read full article: Texas regulators report more than 250 new cases of groundwater contamination An annual report documents 2,870 active cases of groundwater contamination around the state.

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Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal and recycling. But rules for burying oilfield ...

By CorpGov Editorial Staff Vinson & Elkins has hired Jon Niermann, former chairman of the Texas Commission on Environmental ...

Fort Bend County officials and residents have won a small victory in their battle against an incoming concrete crushing plant ...

This week the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting final comments on pending rulemaking (Rule Project Number 2024-027-113-AI) to establish new methane requirements for oil and ...

Jon Niermann joined Vinson & Elkins partner in its environmental practice in Austin, the firm announced Monday.

SAN ANTONIO - Texas governor Greg Abbott has activated the state's emergency response resources ahead of anticipated severe weather.

Activists behind the suit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) say that the wastewater contains metal and polluting chemicals used at the south Texas launch site.