![Signs point to the entrance of the San Miguel Electric Cooperative power plant and the San Miguel Lignite Mine on April 29, 2019.](https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11-Peeler-Ranch-San-Miguel-Coop-Coal-Ash-MG-scaled.jpg)
Ignoring Water Worries, Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion
The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years to a company with a controversial environmental legacy.
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The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years to a company with a controversial environmental legacy.
Locals called the environmental regulators' decision ‘unconscionable.’