zOMG REFINERY PERMITS REJECTED!!!1! EVERYBODY PANIC

Depending on whom you ask, that is. This is yet another reason why you must seek news from several sources. You not only can't trust the old media, you can't even trust ME! Or, as President Reagan said, "Trust, but verify"

A caller gave Sean Hannity a tip about the Environmental Protection Agency removing authorization to continue operations at 122 industrial facilities in Texas, including a couple of oil refineries. The more accurate way to say it is they have to change their permits for reasons which may or may not have anything to do with protecting the environment. Here is the money quote from a lawyer for local energy companies:

"I don't think anybody is going to shut down; it's just more of an environment-permitting nightmare," -Richard Alonso, counsel for Bracewell & Guiliani LLP