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AUSTIN—Although a pair of administrative law judges recommended the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deny a permit application for a hazardous waste landfill near Altair early last Wednesday morning, attorneys
Read moreCOLUMBUS—Colorado County Commissioners will meet Friday at 11:30 a.m. to consider an authorization to publish a notice of public hearing concerning a proposed ordinance restricting solid waste processing and disposal
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AUSTIN--A pair of administrative law judges early Wednesday afternoon recommended the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality deny a permit application for a hazardous waste landfill near Altair, submitted last year by Clean Harbors/Altair Disposal Services.
Read moreA new bill filed by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) last Friday would, if passed, close a loophole in existing state law that currently allows companies seeking to dispose of hazardous waste to be classified as “non-commercial,” and allowing them to bypass a more stringent permitting process.
Read moreAUSTIN – Tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 6) marks the start of the contested case hearing on Altair Disposal Services/Clean Harbors’ application for a permit to construct a hazardous waste landfill near its existing dump site in Altair, and Colorado County Judge Ty Prause is asking area citizens to ‘pack their room room’ to show their support for protecting Colorado County’s water supply.
Read moreOn Thursday, when Colorado County officials and citizens descend on Austin to show their support for the fight between Colorado County, its groundwater conservation district, and Rice Consolidated Independent School District, it will be a fight that has spanned nearly two decades and two generations.
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