Our appeal of TCEQ's granting of the Las Brisas air permit goes to court Monday afternoon in Austin. I really wanted to go and take the kids but am unable to travel at this time due to a health issue. Anyone who can attend is encouraged to do so - formal attire and best court behavior, etc.
Hopefully, this court will listen to the medical professionals and science and save us from the economic (bye-bye, tourism, hello non-attainment) and extreme health problems that would be caused if Las Brisas were to be built in our community and increase our industrial pollution by over 80%.
I became involved in this issue because my daughter has asthma and her conservative, Republican doctor said that this would hurt her and so many of his other patients. Industry advocates have tried to paint the issue as a bunch of crazy tree-huggers who don't care about the local economy being obstructionist, but nothing could be further from the truth. Doctors and microbiologists have led the movement against this, the only petroleum-coke plant that has ever been permitted in a population center.
Please pray that the children of our community escape this harm.
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