The Texas Observer
BATTLE FOR SECRET ASARCO DOCUMENTS CONTINUES
by FORREST WILDER
JANUARY 28, 2010, 12:00 AM, CST
"The following is a report by super-duper Observer intern Laura Burke:
Really, what would inspire the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to renew the permit of one of the worst polluters in Texas’ history? State Senator Eliot Shapleigh (D-El Paso) is pretty sure the answer to that question lies hidden in internal documents that TCEQ is fighting like hell to keep under seal.
The internal agency documents might reveal details about secret meetings between TCEQ commissioners and representatives of the now-defunct copper smelter ASARCO that occurred while TCEQ was considering the renewal of the company’s air permit in 2008....."
