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Port Arthur pollution fight shows how Texas blocks citizen protests
A local activist went before a judge, arguing for lower pollution limits on two new liquified natural gas facilities. The judge sided with him, but the state environmental agency sided with the companies.
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Amal Ahmed, Texas investigative reporter. Based in Dallas; from Dallas. Attended Northwestern — Medill. Previously at Texas Observer.
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