Tentatively Great News On Las Brisas Air Permit

In May, Judge Yelenosky ruled that the Las Brisas air permit did not meet air quality standards and did not use the best available technology to make sure that the petroleum coke that it used did not cause air pollution at the site.  Yesterday was the hearing about what Judge Yelenosky would order done about the permit's shortcomings.

The final written ruling was not made and is expected some time next week, as language in it is being fine-tuned, but lawyers say the permit will be reversed and remanded to the TCEQ.

Hopefully, after one of the endless stream of defeats it is undergoing due to the untenable levels of pollution and illness it would cause, Las Brisas will give up this crazy pet-coke-in-a population-center idea and either design an energy plant that is safe or go away.