For years, batch plants have taken a back seat to drum plants when it comes to increasing the amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) to mixes mainly because of the process itself. On drum plants, ...

Last week, the city passed an ordinance introducing restrictions for concrete batch plants in Dallas. Under it, new batch plants will require public hearings before the City Plan Commission and City ...

The federal agency launched the inquiry after complaints from the Harris County Attorney and Lone Star Legal Aid about how the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issues permits to plants that ...

A concrete plant in Austin. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says its investigating the Texas Commission on Environmental Qualitys permitting process for concrete batch plants. (Miguel ...

FULSHEAR — People in Simonton might not have known that a concrete batch plant had been proposed to run its operation in their small, rural city if Kristi Smith hadn’t stumbled across a yard sign ...

Last week, several West Dallasites turned out to the City Council meeting to oppose a permit for a concrete batch plant in their community and won, but their road to victory could have been smoother.

Workers pour concrete onto I-10 in Texas. The batch plants that produce concrete are often located close to neighborhoods and emit thousands of tons of pollutants. Wikimedia Commons At the request of ...

GOOD EVENING. I’M VICKI DORTCH AND I’M RICK VAN HOOSE LAKE FOREST RESIDENTS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS TONIGHT OVER A CONCRETE PLANT BEING BUILT IN THEIR MIDDLETOWN ...