Danger!

Austin American Statesman

There are many serious issues facing Americans in the United States but one of the major ones is that of hazardous waste disposal. Disposal has become a major issue for West Texans.
Rocky West Texas makes the perfect dump for the contaminated Hudson River bottom waste.
Tons of toxic waste from upper New York is due as early as May in West Texas. Waste control specialists, that own land about 30 miles north of Odessa, will be the ones to receive the first shipment.
Between the years of 1947 to 1977 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCB's were discharged into the Hudson. This will be the toxic soil that will be transported to Texas.
An 81 car train will deport from New York and head for Texas starting this spring. After the evaluation of the process by GE and EPA, there may be a train leaving every 2 1/2 days, from 2010 to 2015.
According to 2007 EPA data records, Texas ranks 10th in hazardous waste importers. If agreements continue as they are going Texas is on the way up the list quickly.
Neil Carmen, the clean air director for the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra club, points out an excellent statement.
Many people believe that its dangerous to have so much waste imported into Texas. There are so many other disposal ways to get rid of hazardous waste.