FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas environmental advocates are applauding a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to reduce oil refinery pollution by forcing operators to adopt new technology that better monitors and controls emissions.

If adopted, the rule would mark the first change to the industry’s emission standards in nearly two decades.

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