Army Corps Defends Approval of Texas Oil Terminal Water Permit

The US Army Corps of Engineers asked an appeals court to uphold its decision to issue a Clean Water Act permit for the expansion of an oil terminal in Texas, following a challenge from multiple indigenous groups.

The decision was reasonable and complies with the National Environmental Policy Act and CWA, the agency told the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on March 8.

The Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend, Karankawa Kadla Tribe of the Texas Gulf Coast, and Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association claimed in January that the Army Corps failed to ...