T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
November 10, 2010
Volume 92, No.
44
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY NATALIA CONTRERAS
The Shorthorn senior staff
Arlington resident John
Nicholson said when he
drives to work the...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
November 10, 2010
Volume 92, No.
44
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY NATALIA CONTRERAS
The Shorthorn senior staff
Arlington resident John
Nicholson said when he
drives to work the Arlington
sky, which once looked blue,
looks brown.
He attributes the discoloration in the air to Barnett
Shale gas drilling.
Arlington residents voiced
concerns over the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality’s current operations
Monday night.
More than 100 Arlington
residents met to discuss a
Sunset review, a process in
which legislators evaluate effectiveness of state government agencies.
The review
was over TCEQ and the Texas
Railroad Commission.
Residents’ main concerns
were the lack of attention
TCEQ pays to public input
and the lack of effort to respond to air and water quality
complaints.
Almost every state agency in Texas goes through a
Sunset review every 10 to 12
years.
The town hall meeting was
held at the Shera
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