Late last week, State Senator Eliot Shapleigh, who represents El Paso, put up an article on his website in which he calls into question the wisdom of letting a company called Waste Control Specialists bury tons of waste (nuclear and otherwise) in West Texas, in a spot where scientists have serious concerns about possible contamination of groundwater. Among other sources, Shapleigh links to Laray Polk’s story about Waste Control Specialists and its owner, Harold Simmons, which you can read in the current issue of the “print product.” We’ve received a letter from the CEO of Waste Control Specialists, which we’ll share, along with a response from Laray, in this space before too long.
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