As if Port Arthur does not have enough problems trying to recover from Hurricane Rita and deal with a huge unemployemnt and 25 percent poverty rate the New York Times reports today that a plan s afoot to bring tons of highly toxic PCBs to the city from Mexico for disposal.
The environmental Protection agency has given preliminary approval to transport 40,000 pounds of PCBs to Port Arthur from Mexico. They would be incenerated in a plant that has been critized by environmental activists and which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says has an “average” compliance history.
The Times has also posted an interesting short video that includes an interview with community activist Hilton Kelly.
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