Decision Nears on Coal Project in Eagle Pass
Opponents of a proposed coal mine in Eagle Pass, near Texas’ border with Mexico, are staring at the possibility that their yearslong goal of stopping the project will be all for naught.
The Dos Republicas Coal Partnership, which is owned by Mexican mining companies, has applied to renew a permit that would let its American partners mine about 6,300 acres of land in Eagle Pass. Dos Republicas partners with the North American Coal Corporation and subsidiary Camino Real Fuels, both based in Plano.
Following several weeks of hearings this year, a hearing examiner on Nov. 15 recommended that the ...
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Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
anyone with a brain knows coal is filthy
Jim Baxa
Novel idea....if the landowners want to mine the coal, and they have a willing buyer, then they get to do it. Govt should do nothing to stop people, it is their liberty to "trash" their own land if they want to, and it is the Mexican buyer's liberty to use it if they want to. Get govt out of this.