Environment - Greg Abbott's Townhall 254

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Environment

Started by Kris Williams

Texas currently produces 40% of the nations greenhouse gasses and is the highest emitter of Mercury in the country. How will you improve the environmental quality in Texas?

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Warren Norred, 11 years ago

The largest acid rain lake in the world is in an undeveloped area in Australia. That fact is irrelevant to the environmental quality of Australia. You’ve made two assertions, and without arguing with either, which I have no confidence in at all, I don’t see how they come to a conclusion that the environmental quality in Texas requires any particular development.

For the record, air quality in downtown Dallas has been getting better for the last thirty years.

John Colyandro, 11 years ago

Something for your consideration:

http://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/airsuccess/air-success-inventory

Tom Aldred, 11 years ago

Good points, Warren.

It’s also important to remember that Texas refines more than 25 percent of the nation’s fuel supply, manufactures more than 60 percent of the chemicals used in the nation, and provides more natural gas than any other state. This (and other) industrial activity provides ten of thousands of jobs across the state, and Texas has made huge environmental gains over the last decade or more: http://governor.state.tx.us/files/press-office/TxEnvironRecord.pdf

Kris Williams, 11 years ago

Strides toward improvement are quite inadequate. Anyone who has looked at the 203d list of Texas Aquatic bodies is aware of the seriousness of this issue.

There are now warnings and advisories for consumption of bay and gulf coast fish due to PCB levels.

Mercury Reaches Unsafe Levels in Gulf Fish from Texas Coast

Kris Williams, 11 years ago

Strides toward improvement are quite inadequate. Anyone who has looked at the 203d list of Texas Aquatic bodies is aware of the seriousness of this issue.

There are now warnings and advisories for consumption of bay and gulf coast fish due to PCB levels.

Mercury Reaches Unsafe Levels in Gulf Fish from Texas Coast

Here is a list of the current advisories. What is your plan to remediate this issue?

https://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/general-rules-regulations/fish-consumption-bans-and-advisories

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