UTEP students asked to pitch plans for Asarco land By: Ramon Bracamontes/El Paso Times February 15, 2009 -- As soon as Asarco announced that it was not reopening, discussions about what could replace the industrial giant quickly began -- an amusement park, a business complex, housing, a park, a mall.
State of Neglect: Companies comfortable working Texas' environmental quality system By: Dallas Morning News January 20, 2009 -- The significance of the Asarco case goes far beyond Smeltertown or La Esmelda, old names for long-abandoned neighborhoods that grew up near the towering facility. The fight offers an unprecedented inside look at how corporate influence in Austin can
Asarco Report Confirms Deteriorated Condition of Copper Smelter By: City of El Paso July 11, 2008 -- A recent report filed by Asarco with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shows that the Asarco El Paso copper smelter is in significant disrepair and in no condition to restart. The report prepared by Asarco and filed with the TCEQ on July
Sen. Shapleigh Asks EPA to Protect El Paso From ASARCO Contamination By: Sen. Eliot Shapleigh June 06, 2008 -- Senator Shapley has written a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency asking who will clean up the 100-year legacy of Asarco lead and arsenic contamination in our community of El Paso.
TCEQ Approves Asarco Air Permit March 27, 2008 -- This is the official order by the TCEQ approving Asarco's air permit. It includes all of the requirements of the permit, and the conditions which must be met prior startup.
Tacoma's Asarco Site to be Remediated and Redeveloped By: JOHN GILLIE; john.gillie@thenewstribune.com February 03, 2008 -- Fifteen years ago, Mike Cohen and his wife, Julie McBride, peered through the chain-link fence that surrounded the former Asarco copper smelter site near Point Defiance Park in Tacoma and considered the possibilities.
The End of an Era? By: Andy Krafsur March 24, 2005 -- “The once proud ASARCO has left a trail of abandoned sites across the country. It is fighting for its very existence. There have been persistent rumors about an imminent bankruptcy filing.”
Clean Up, Clean Up, No Mas, No More By: Interview with Juan Garza, El Paso Native March 24, 2005 -- “There is no general consensus about the proper course of action regarding ASARCO within the affected neighborhoods.”
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