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How the Texas '1-Mile Rule' Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints (www.texasobserver.org)

submitted 1 year ago by silence7 to c/environment@beehaw.org

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The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.

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[–] pizzaiolo 6 points 1 year ago

Texas is truly a hellhole

[–] HumbleHobo@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

The supposed 1-mile rule is described here.

[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Barricade the major roads to Lavaca Bay specifically to oil tanker traffic at points 1.5 miles away from the terminal.

I mean, they aren't going to really care about how little the 1 mile rule is based in fact, it's all about getting shielded from scrutiny.

[–] silence7 5 points 1 year ago

Cops will do what they've done in the past and just round everybody up

Federal charges in that case were dropped but the draconian state law is still largely untested