TRAM speaks out against TCEQ’s easing of air pollution regulations

  • Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining monitors operations across the state, including a site on US 281 between Burnet and Marble Falls (pictured here). Contributed
    Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining monitors operations across the state, including a site on US 281 between Burnet and Marble Falls (pictured here). Contributed
A recent dispute over an application for a Concrete Batch Plant (CBP) Air Quality Standard Permit in Tarrant County revealed that the TCEQ has not been following its own rules regarding crystalline silica, a hazardous air pollutant, since 2012. After a judge and the TCEQ Commissioners ruled against the permit, the TCEQ staff quickly started the amendment process for Concrete Batch Plant Air…

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