HOUSTON - This is one flower you may not like to receive in a bouquet. The world’s largest and smelliest flower, which grows up to 10 feet, has bloomed here, attracting hundreds of curious onlookers.

APNewsBreak: Environmental groups accuse Exxon Mobil of thousands of Clean Air Act violations

APNewsBreak: Groups say Exxon violates US air laws

NASA’s top shuttle partner to lay off 15 percent of work force as shuttle program nears end

Top space shuttle contractor schedules layoffs

EPA rejects 16-year-old Texas air permit program, leaves nation’s largest refineries in limbo

Toshiba to build electric vehicle motors at Houston plant

Toshiba to build electric vehicle motors

HOUSTON — Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday that it will begin building motors for electric and hybrid vehicles at its plants in Texas.

EPA tells 2 more companies to bypass Texas for refinery air permits, go directly through feds

EPA tells companies to bypass Texas air permitting

Texas asks federal court to intervene in fight with EPA over air pollution from oil refineries

Texas asks court to intervene in fight with EPA

EPA offers to work with industry to fix faulty Texas air permits

EPA goes to industry to fix faulty Texas permits

Cosmic keepsake: Launch your face into space aboard 1 of the last 2 NASA shuttle flights

Here’s your chance to get your face in space

Texas gov. makes plea to Obama: Stop EPA from taking over Texas’ air quality program

APNewsBreak: EPA may take over regulating air quality in Texas if state does not improve

APNewsBreak: EPA may federalize Texas air program

In unprecedented move, EPA bars Texas from giving refinery operating permit, will block more

EPA bars Texas’ operating permit to refinery

Texas Gov. Perry: EPA decision to bar Texas from issuing refinery permit a federal power grab

EPA bars Texas from issuing operating permit to refinery, says state violating Clean Air Act

EPA: Texas refinery permit violates Clean Air Act

EPA measuring methods underestimate emissions, but more accurate technologies not used

Emissions often underestimated, EPA standards old

Revised deal between California conservationists and oil company allows expanded drilling

New plan for California offshore oil announced

Space shuttle Discovery crew includes 3 women, one of them a schoolteacher-turned-astronaut

3 women flying on space shuttle Discovery

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Three women are flying aboard space shuttle Discovery. With another female astronaut awaiting them at the International Space Station, that makes for a record-setting four women in space at the same time.

EPA to study environmental impact of drilling method used to recover natural gas in shale

EPA to study ‘fracking’ gas drilling method

Aaron Cohen, former head of Johnson Space Center, pioneer of shuttle program, dies in Texas

Former head of Johnson Space Center dies in Texas

Proposed $2.7 billion plant to make gasoline from Wyoming coal gains governor’s support

Plans progress for Wyoming coal-to-gasoline plant

EPA slaps $15 million fine on BP for Texas City refinery Clean Air Act violations

Texas environmental regulators award air permit to contentious Gulf coal-fired plant

Texas, EPA present draft plan to fix bad industrial air permits as new problems arise

EPA official says agency working with Texas companies on truce over touchy permitting issues

Boeing gets $1.24 billion extension to space station contract with NASA

Republicans, Democrats, industry press to get Texas to issue EPA-approved operating permits

Texas environmental regulators propose beefed up rules for oil, gas drilling in Barnett Shale

World’s largest, smelliest flower blooms

EPA takes new look at natural gas drilling, water issues key to nation’s energy future

Pa. gas well blowout report cites inexcusable mistakes, problems with equipment testing

Campaigning with Texas Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill White: A run through Pecos