CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Community members gathered at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds in Robstown to express their concerns about the Nueces Green Ammonia Plant with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality officials.
"Are you willing to leave your community and live 500 yards away from this plant," one resident asked TCEQ officials at the public meeting.
Several residents spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting, including some from a group who say their goal is to help the community fight fossil fuel infrastructure as it comes to the Coastal Bend.
"We love the Gulf Coast, I've lived here all my life I want to be able to breathe clean air and still be able to fish and drink water," resident Cody Benavides said.
He added that Coastal Bend shouldn't be a "sacrifice zone, so people can make more money."
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