As the state’s environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods.
that could tighten air pollution limits for new concrete batch plants. The agency last updated the Air Quality Standard Permit, one of the most common types given to concrete batch plants, a decade ago.
Texas residents have long complained that the plants spew pollution that causes respiratory problems and disproportionately impacts low-income communities and communities of color.to the Texas Capitol earlier this year to protest TCEQ’s decision to allow industrial plants like concrete batch plants to open in predominantly Black and Latino communities.
“I’m really concerned that TCEQ is watering down the science,” Diamond said. “I need the science to actually be reflective of cumulative impact.”
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Texans affected by pollution from concrete plants push state agency to tighten regulationsAs the state’s environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods. texas kprc2
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