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Signs point to the entrance of the San Miguel Electric Cooperative power plant and the San Miguel Lignite Mine on April 29, 2019.

Ignoring Water Worries, Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion

The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years to a company with a controversial environmental legacy.

by Dylan Baddour

Keep Reading

The Five Foulest Texas Environmental Stories of 2016

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Green Groups Urge Lawmakers: Don’t Leave Taxpayers on the Hook for Coal Cleanup

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Mine Games

by Naveena Sadasivam

Luis Martinez, a Maverick County resident who opposes the Dos Republicas mine, speaks out against the TCEQ's decision to grant the mine a wastewater permit Wednesday. Nearby Elm Creek runs through Martinez's property. Jul 06, 2016

TCEQ: Contested Coal Mine Can Release Wastewater Into Drinking Supply

Locals called the environmental regulators' decision ‘unconscionable.’

by Naveena Sadasivam

Bobby Inman Blames the Unions

by Forrest Wilder

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