The noise is bad, but for people in several neighborhoods in Port Allen, the biggest problem is the dust. Since a new cement plant opened on American Way, residents say their yards, cars and other ...

A new concrete batching facility in Greenpoint is stirring up dust and controversy as locals, outraged by what they say is outright pollution of the air and water, urge regulators to crack down.

The Bay Area’s Air Quality Management District chief on Wednesday distributed air filters and promised longer term relief to residents of a pandemic homeless shelter in San Francisco’s Bayview that’s ...

Communities statewide have demanded that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strengthen environmental regulations for concrete batch plants, which combine raw materials such as sand, water ...

Houston led the U.S. in new home construction in 2023, and that expansion has driven a heavy demand for concrete. The spinning drums of racing ready-mix trucks are a common sight along city ...

COURT NEXT WEEK. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO BUILD A CONCRETE PLAN IN MIDDLETOWN ACROSS FROM THE LAKE FORCE NEIGHBORHOOD. FAMILIES IN THE AREA SAY THAT WEREN’T NOTIFIED AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON ...

Across the street from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Houston headquarters, Jessica Koch pulled up a smartphone photo of her 4-year-old daughter, her little face smeared with blood.

Growing up in East Aldine, Shirley Ronquillo fondly remembers visits to James Driver Park. "This is where our families would come and have picnics and birthday parties," she said. "I grew up here." ...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved fines totaling $11,125 for Thomas Watson Company Wednesday, nearly a year after the concrete batch plant was found in violation of permitting and ...

ALDINE, Texas — Neighbors are speaking out after learning a concrete batch plant may be built right next to a playground designed for children of all abilities. The proposed plant would be built on ...