Opponents Weigh Options After Border Coal Mine OK'd
With a plan for an open pit coal mine on the Texas-Mexico border one step closer to being in operation, opponents looking to block the mine are left hoping to win a possible court injunction or an unlikely reversal by the Texas Railroad Commission.
The three-member commission voted 2-1 last week to approve a permit modification request submitted by Dos Republicas, which seeks to mine about 6,300 acres in Eagle Pass. Dos Republicas, which is owned by Mexican mining companies, partners with North American Coal Corporation and subsidiary Camino Real Fuels, both based in Plano. Commissioner Christi Craddick and ...
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TexPix
Air pollution from coal power plants in Mexico already polluting Texas, they have Eagle Ford natural gas field running into Mexico. They need to get off coal and why not team up with Texas and go to a cleaner natural gas??
Kevin Creamer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
My disgust level is beyond words at this point.
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Mine too.
Matthew Cowan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Good for Texas. Cost of coal is 1/3rd cheaper than getting it from outside the state!