Skip to main content

To Dump or Not to Dump?

Andrews County's hazardous waste holdings might be expanding soon. A proposed rule would allow more low-level radioactive waste to be transported, processed and stored in West Texas, and regulators are listening to public comments, Erika Aguilar of KUT News reports.

By Erika Aguilar, KUT News
Republish
State Representative Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, speaks out against a proposed rule change at the State Capitol. The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission will decide whether more states can send their waste to West Texas.
Credit: Erik Reyna, KUT

A proposed rule would allow more low-level radioactive waste to be transported, processed and stored in West Texas. People turned out to speak Monday at the Capitol about it. Andrews County, near the New Mexico border, currently accepts and stores hazardous waste, and as Erika Aguilar of KUT News reports, the list of its clients appears that it is about to expand.

 

Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.

Texans need truth. Help us report it.

Independent Texas reporting needs your support. The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation of any amount?

Yes, I'll donate today

Information about the authors

Erika Aguilar

KUT NEWS

Learn more about our publishing partners

Learn about The Texas Tribune’s policies, including our partnership with The Trust Project to increase transparency in news.

Explore related story topics

Energy Environment State government State agencies