Opponents in Border County Aim to Stop Coal Rail Plan
If members of the Maverick County Environmental and Public Health Association live by the adage that when it rains it pours, in their eyes the next set of thunderstorms could come in the form of rail cars loaded with low-grade coal running through the border county.
The group has spearheaded a fight against a company whose Mexican investors and American subsidiaries want to mine about 6,300 acres of land for low-quality coal within the county. That company is now seeking permission to build a rail line to transport the coal from Eagle Pass to Piedras Negras, Coahuila.
Critics, including ...
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Elmo
Typical .............We need people to stand up to this. Good job South Texas
Jalapeno Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It would destroy the air of Big Bend forever!
Robert Rister via Texas Tribune on Facebook
There were beautiful woods with winding roads east of Taylor at one time. Then everything was flattened for lignite mining. About as soon as all that beauty was destroyed, Alcoa shut down the plant.
Kurt Johnson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
LCRA presently ships several trainloads of coal every day from Powder River Basin in Wyoming all the way to La Grange, Texas.
Robert Rister via Texas Tribune on Facebook
But it doesn't use any of the coal 50 miles away. It's bad enough to blast the place but then just to leave the coal sitting there?
M.c. Chio via Texas Tribune on Facebook
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