While billionaire Texan Elon Musk continues to launch rockets at his South Texas “Starbase,” new lawsuits from environmental groups are launching allegations against the space exploration company — and now a state regulator tasked with approving permitting for the operation.
The South Texas Environmental Justice Network, in partnership with the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, has filed a lawsuit in a state district court of Travis County against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) over the agency’s approval of the water “deluge” system used to cool the SpaceX Starship rocket at takeoff.
