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Audio: Water Needs of Proposed Coal Plant Spark Debate

Plans to build a coal plant called the White Stallion Energy Center near Bay City have stirred controversy, as residents near and far worry about air pollution and the huge amounts of water needed to operate the plant.

By Matt Largey, KUT News
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Director of Local Development Rikki Stanley at the site where White Stallion will build a coal fired power plant on the Colorado River near Bay City, Texas Monday, June 13, 2011.
Credit: Michael Stravato

Plans to build a coal plant called the White Stallion Energy Center near Bay City have stirred controversy, as residents near and far worry about air pollution and the huge amounts of water needed to operate the plant.

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