By now you’ve read our story by Laray Polk about Harold Simmons and his nuclear waste disposal site in West Texas. It’s titled “Dallas’ Evil Genius.” State Senator Eliot Shapleigh, who represents El Paso, put up an article on his website citing our story and calling into question the wisdom of letting Simmons bury tons of waste (nuclear and otherwise) in a spot where scientists have serious concerns about possible contamination of groundwater.
But Congressman Mike Conaway has toured the site and is decidedly more sanguine about it. He jokingly said: “We’re thinking about golf courses on top of some of the stuff you’ve done and a resort kind of thing, once you’ve got all this stuff buried and contained that will make use of that surface.” To which I say: don’t give Simmons any ideas.
