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Coastal residents urge TCEQ to require fence-line air monitoring and caution on plastics expansion

3797979 · June 7, 2025
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Public commenters representing CAPE and local residents told the Commission they want stricter air monitoring and more caution as plastics-making facilities expand along the Texas coast, saying current TCEQ requirements do not sufficiently protect communities or address microplastics.

Residents and members of the Coastal Alliance to Protect Our Environment (CAPE) urged the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on June 6 to require fence-line air monitoring of plastics facilities, adopt best practices for microplastics control, and proceed cautiously with further plastics-industry expansion along the coast.

Annie Spade, a longtime Hays County resident and former Montessori educator active with CAPE, told the…

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