With recent rainfall providing ideal ground conditions, crews are wrapping up their efforts to plant more than 1.7 million tree seedlings at Luminant mine sites. The annual four-month project is part of Luminant’s long-standing commitment to quickly return mined land to productivity.
Read MoreNot many people can say they helped bring someone without a heartbeat or pulse back to life twice – but Oak Grove employees Tim Newman and Mike Reeves beat the odds, stepping up to help a site contractor suffering a cardiac arrest last November.
Read MoreAsk any veteran and they’ll tell you that the transition from military to civilian life is anything but smooth. It can be challenging, intimidating and far from what they are used to. But, according to Darrell Jacobsen, Luminant recruiting manager and U.S. Army veteran, most veterans come equipped with a skill set that transitions well […]
Read More1,860 miles. It’s roughly the distance from Dallas to Quebec or a roundtrip to Chicago. For Luminant’s Angela Tortorice, it’s the distance she ran in marathons in 2011. That’s right, 71 marathons in 365 days. It was enough to exhaust seven pairs of running shoes and leave behind every other female runner in the country, […]
Read MoreThe United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today granted the request for a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012. The court decided to stay the rule until it determines whether or not the rule is lawful. […]
Read MoreHundreds of rare carnivorous pitcher plants (Sarracenia alata) from Luminant’s Turlington Mine area are currently taking root at Camp Bette Perot near Palestine, Texas. The recently donated plants will be part of a newly rehabilitated bog ecosystem and will serve as a long-standing learning opportunity for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas.
Read MoreThe United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today granted the request for a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which was to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012. The court decided to stay the rule until it determines whether or not the rule is lawful.
Read MoreThe pressure is high, the heat extreme and the visibility low. Together, a team of Sandow Power Plant emergency responders must weigh each of these factors and determine how best to tackle the fire before them – not at the plant, but at Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station.
Read MoreOn Saturday, Oct. 22, the Dallas Morning News published a story on the cover of its Business section that raises the issue of why Luminant would continue to pursue a mine expansion permit started in July of 2010. The reporter makes a connection between the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and this permitting action. It is […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, Sept. 22, David Campbell joined state regulators and other industry executives in testifying before the Texas House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. This hearing, which followed a similar public meeting held by the state Senate Committee on Natural Resources on Sept. 13, […]
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