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Maverick County Residents Fight Mexican Mining Operation

Coal may have fallen out of favor in the U.S., but it's still big business in Mexico, as residents of Maverick County have found out. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on an effort along the Texas border to fight a mining operation that would bring coal to Mexican power plants.

By Mose Buchele, KUT News
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Opponents have collected almost 6,000 signatures against the project.
Credit: Mose Buchele / KUT News

Coal may have fallen out of favor in the U.S., but it's still big business in Mexico, as residents of Maverick County have found out. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on an effort on the Texas border to fight a mining operation that would bring coal to Mexican power plants. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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