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TCEQ denies Waterkeeper—s hearing request on Formosa Plastics air permits, issues amended permits
Summary
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted Nov. 5 to deny San Antonio Bay Estuary Waterkeeper—s request for a contested-case hearing and to issue amended air quality permits to Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted Nov. 5 to deny San Antonio Bay Estuary Waterkeeper—s request for a contested-case hearing and to issue amended air quality permits to Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas.
The chairwoman said additional briefing on the question of "effectiveness" persuaded her that the Waterkeeper had not shown a member with standing to sue in her own right, and she proposed denying the hearing request and issuing the permits as recommended by the executive director.
The dispute centered on whether Diane Wilson, a Waterkeeper member who conducts frequent recreational and monitoring visits near Formosa—s complex, qualifies as an "affected person" under TCEQ rules. Gabriel Clark Leach, appearing for San Antonio Bay Estuary Waterkeeper and the Environmental…
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