Texas Environmental News - July 21, 2018
The not so strong arm of the Trump Administration's Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Houston-based Energy XXI CEO John Schiller with failing to disclose more than $10 million in personal loans and perks from corporate vendors and board members according to the Houston Chronicle. The company is engaged in off-shore oil&gas drilling. SEC enforcement officer Anita Band said, "Secret backroom deals for the benefit of corporate insiders violate those duties and deprive investors of important information." Schiller will have to pay $180,000 fine and go to church for three Sundays in a row. According to a report from Climate Central the number of summer days above normal temperatures has been trending upwards. 92% of the 244 cities in the analysis are above the norm of the past fifty year average. The biggest temperature increases are happening in Louisiana, Florida and Texas. Heat stroke, respiratory illness and electrical bills are also up. The US E...