---
title: 'TCEQ . . . Explosions . . . New Penalty Policy in the News'
slug: 'tceq-explosions-new-penalty-policy-in-the-news'
date: 2020-10-11
type: 'post'
status: 'published'
tags: ['faith', 'constant-contact-archive']
abstract: 'Deviations, Audit Findings, Corrective Actions, Upsets, Enforcement Orders, Consent Decree Conditions-----Track them with EnviroAI!'
license: 'CC-BY-4.0'
author: 'Jed Anderson'
co_authors: []
canonical_url: 'https://jedanderson.org/posts/tceq-explosions-new-penalty-policy-in-the-news'
original_source: 'Constant Contact campaign'
supporting_files: []
---

Deviations, Audit Findings, Corrective Actions, Upsets, Enforcement Orders, Consent Decree Conditions-----Track them with EnviroAI!

TCEQ Getting Tough

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TCEQ's new penalty policy and changed enforcement in response to the explosions and fires over the past year is drawing considerable attention in the press:

- ["TCEQ moves to toughen fines for bad actors"](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4E5pZv3_VHN9-z8QPgr6TBJQvpsqWUrww6iktwoCprAv1lGA7S74712Quj7ELGxDpVf7HFQpjv823ZEChtKp076sQsEC8dHhyfY2qfVxVhm6gRVcbRpuMrMx2eTb6yGfWMqOfPLeE1yKtTWoU9Mfqje4u3OLBw0qJaBQnYkjfMLjVikrCp4H-ROyYZCgoyAuYVaMJqgc5r29eWa5HGycYTXI2gzJ83h37VHDEs_c6vPwTvAYEtFUwRNCfpgQFQfFK9RdV9yC1yE1cZaiQFTdC8dIadt2jhNN6qADQXs0KQRPJvHGpKmHuOHJ-5l144c0Al1zl-Izmr6uCwbEF52bPOkT5BlkqmAtP0L-0z-NxacJF2tSiGw7Z7W_o3R7PSxwbOX7dt3blPs7l0ifOzGvmAUTfEuPlSbe5ep_zWBuYgeJYwtxMKD3ODlhYLMVf13hoBryxVz7lpAhPnw9NuIgOyY3Zgop70Wua7&c=&ch=), Beaumont Enterprise

- ["In Wake of Industrial Accidents, TCEQ Seeks Revisions](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4ECpkjseWikWsBak7bYvwC6lkqlLXW7QGypyGy27_K6VnleQgluA04_1gSyRrgOoA0orxcHizfVNYovRpQ_sm5jjqQYGZuBDzepzNz4PWIxM1FudVOk3u7kI0HWZksnInq5BRx0cwU363c8zEhtl1EGl3BC13f1PuzofB9p70ke80zgLsGItjocGJ6XhUsWi2wqGT6TphQtL-C7JU5hx6E79EvVhg4FWNO4IR504neu4BmmNwXkJPZj5aCDusHGlSTqXlZY7Los0sDLNnvCdG4cBZcAgIJbytMjK_GBAS-KoSwGnfP1ig8TIbyB05hnvVmv1SYnLTl0XNlKUyTtn19tBQH7HpkfZtSSivz1gmp8fzDVZujxk10KbflKw1CdojIaandRkdQwLBFP3tpPj5uQeDrI3O0yHv0aPtu_hvy6rjbNwEpC_P5jA==&c=&ch=) [to ..."](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4ECpkjseWikWsBak7bYvwC6lkqlLXW7QGypyGy27_K6VnleQgluA04_1gSyRrgOoA0orxcHizfVNYovRpQ_sm5jjqQYGZuBDzepzNz4PWIxM1FudVOk3u7kI0HWZksnInq5BRx0cwU363c8zEhtl1EGl3BC13f1PuzofB9p70ke80zgLsGItjocGJ6XhUsWi2wqGT6TphQtL-C7JU5hx6E79EvVhg4FWNO4IR504neu4BmmNwXkJPZj5aCDusHGlSTqXlZY7Los0sDLNnvCdG4cBZcAgIJbytMjK_GBAS-KoSwGnfP1ig8TIbyB05hnvVmv1SYnLTl0XNlKUyTtn19tBQH7HpkfZtSSivz1gmp8fzDVZujxk10KbflKw1CdojIaandRkdQwLBFP3tpPj5uQeDrI3O0yHv0aPtu_hvy6rjbNwEpC_P5jA==&c=&ch=)[,](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4ECpkjseWikWsBak7bYvwC6lkqlLXW7QGypyGy27_K6VnleQgluA04_1gSyRrgOoA0orxcHizfVNYovRpQ_sm5jjqQYGZuBDzepzNz4PWIxM1FudVOk3u7kI0HWZksnInq5BRx0cwU363c8zEhtl1EGl3BC13f1PuzofB9p70ke80zgLsGItjocGJ6XhUsWi2wqGT6TphQtL-C7JU5hx6E79EvVhg4FWNO4IR504neu4BmmNwXkJPZj5aCDusHGlSTqXlZY7Los0sDLNnvCdG4cBZcAgIJbytMjK_GBAS-KoSwGnfP1ig8TIbyB05hnvVmv1SYnLTl0XNlKUyTtn19tBQH7HpkfZtSSivz1gmp8fzDVZujxk10KbflKw1CdojIaandRkdQwLBFP3tpPj5uQeDrI3O0yHv0aPtu_hvy6rjbNwEpC_P5jA==&c=&ch=) JD Supra

- ["Port Arthur Community Action Network claims successful challenge to TCEQ's penalty policy"](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4EQ6xPnnFh8W9kBvdcXxlgxnrMUsiImF18maitwgyAKHqgme3rMMEPH4DRZMOWjCqlhTG38hDPjbuHyZzcMSRpBMArB83djyrDS7hd3RGbAQZ_M5tQYKpeXuIuIZWW6FWvIGIXASWwXtOHBEaaz1vF2YqdXdSJrVVmWO-ICZyWiGCZPN7Mxw3u_oTrha9bEsdTKUBNcCgBAaTICfsPk4niO7L7IJMHGSUjFMuwPNq1w0yp6mZ8aGV0h9uYsV3BGagt5hRflLrZxNAt26ZGXuxrhst2oEH4NO0_fc1JP8YRzsPU9e-BLJvZRzdgK0OVTkE_X14_oI4FkTzP3IoHkjkHeflmIypQMj8vePvB_KInasnYO2CPWlYI_Ol0FC9WypcsC6d_NX0lSNZg-wmfgjK3k95D7_4C87b1JH2vjUDx2cPgz7NY_k7ACGGCCXWorB6R50OcqkN7NeR6B4MxxL1DkGTWgm5pZDx-Bhx0UxCZ1FhKJLjlQSZdPQ==&c=&ch=)[,](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4EQ6xPnnFh8W9kBvdcXxlgxnrMUsiImF18maitwgyAKHqgme3rMMEPH4DRZMOWjCqlhTG38hDPjbuHyZzcMSRpBMArB83djyrDS7hd3RGbAQZ_M5tQYKpeXuIuIZWW6FWvIGIXASWwXtOHBEaaz1vF2YqdXdSJrVVmWO-ICZyWiGCZPN7Mxw3u_oTrha9bEsdTKUBNcCgBAaTICfsPk4niO7L7IJMHGSUjFMuwPNq1w0yp6mZ8aGV0h9uYsV3BGagt5hRflLrZxNAt26ZGXuxrhst2oEH4NO0_fc1JP8YRzsPU9e-BLJvZRzdgK0OVTkE_X14_oI4FkTzP3IoHkjkHeflmIypQMj8vePvB_KInasnYO2CPWlYI_Ol0FC9WypcsC6d_NX0lSNZg-wmfgjK3k95D7_4C87b1JH2vjUDx2cPgz7NY_k7ACGGCCXWorB6R50OcqkN7NeR6B4MxxL1DkGTWgm5pZDx-Bhx0UxCZ1FhKJLjlQSZdPQ==&c=&ch=) The Port Arthur News

- ["Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Proposes Penalty Policy Revision"](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4Eg0jd6BCJb_MhjvKgWzDyOSz8FrkRcZhvIoyL-MkXYoaDbCKGOIQzQY5NF6s3Ewgmr2mCWn-XlZGoL8Z9C851baeUP-iXMPniBIfbnFpu0WNDuo1l1cjNnOsGiH5IAh4N5dlldqc3P2Vq6vec-lBLzmH-ycn8joguIuFDdIuSlbfBdu9upPXcNrZOl9Y5Rqj85Vq_BcLIbet-n9CaCCWkbLdExHbg7LNpBSHrtCBwM1G1czUIBCMOuz90E-_0p2mMdWpe1yVuiG9iCy6DsjcXIoOE_j-2byRRGsW-266doiIqIx60dbGfBR_fyOy4fZtvxyTR1ZX4zwBWM_KJfkanI6N7KCVQxtR7V8NS_eQ2qVAW92OGnS2tP-Dq_EB4RqmpAJ6OWncRsIlyyMQUfbsDxU3YoFi2BV6RrXHKBtqFJxCBeXSluK9-aQ9a1KcmpeCVrBMNWOA4qiK3Xomd5-dn-MHrgC-ovoUDEl8dk7tEUOY=&c=&ch=)[,](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vmv5BZL0YOL4u0z_3upEwWZg4hFKvf8Fw-daDCzaNMaBZwgk0J20K8WDs4T2yz4Eg0jd6BCJb_MhjvKgWzDyOSz8FrkRcZhvIoyL-MkXYoaDbCKGOIQzQY5NF6s3Ewgmr2mCWn-XlZGoL8Z9C851baeUP-iXMPniBIfbnFpu0WNDuo1l1cjNnOsGiH5IAh4N5dlldqc3P2Vq6vec-lBLzmH-ycn8joguIuFDdIuSlbfBdu9upPXcNrZOl9Y5Rqj85Vq_BcLIbet-n9CaCCWkbLdExHbg7LNpBSHrtCBwM1G1czUIBCMOuz90E-_0p2mMdWpe1yVuiG9iCy6DsjcXIoOE_j-2byRRGsW-266doiIqIx60dbGfBR_fyOy4fZtvxyTR1ZX4zwBWM_KJfkanI6N7KCVQxtR7V8NS_eQ2qVAW92OGnS2tP-Dq_EB4RqmpAJ6OWncRsIlyyMQUfbsDxU3YoFi2BV6RrXHKBtqFJxCBeXSluK9-aQ9a1KcmpeCVrBMNWOA4qiK3Xomd5-dn-MHrgC-ovoUDEl8dk7tEUOY=&c=&ch=)The National Law Review

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