Read another good letter in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram today.
Bad air
Dave Montgomery recently reported on a document that lists a number of low rankings for Texas in comparison to other states: education, healthcare, quality of life, etc.
Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, was quoted as saying, "We're not the bottom in every category. We're first in the amount of carbon dioxide emissions and first in carcinogens released in the air. ..."
I believe what Burnam says is true. We know of several studies about the harmful emissions being sent to the Metroplex from cement plants to the south and gas wells here.
In the same issue was an article, "3 Texas Republicans target EPA regulations." The three "took aim at the Environmental Protection Agency regulations Tuesday, proposing to eliminate funding for the agency's enforcement or implementation of greenhouse gas rules."
One of them, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, said in part, "Enough is enough. ... This economic warfare the EPA is waging on the American worker must be stopped."
Maybe another category that Texans should not be proud of is our ability to continually re-elect career politicians who seem to evolve from being representatives of the people into being representatives of polluting industries.
V.T. Hunn, Fort Worth
