Resources - Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining

Best Practices Webinar Series

Outdoor Lighting and the Aggregates Industry – March 28, 2023

TRAM, Audubon Texas, and Lauren Concrete partnered to present some best practices for effective and efficient outdoor lighting in the aggregates and concrete industries.

These lighting practices improve quality of life for neighbors, reduce blinding glare for workers on site and for people driving by, and diminish environmental impacts of operations, including to migratory birds in Texas.

Click to download “Lights Out, Texas!” Presentation slides

Click to download Best management practices for APO Outdoor Lighting Presentation slides

Local Zoning Codes for Addressing Concrete Batch Plants – Oct. 26, 2022

TRAM and the City of Dallas Environmental Commission partnered for a panel discussion about Dallas’ new zoning code for addressing concrete batch plants (CBP). Topics covered include:

TCEQ permitting process for CBPs
Addressing when CBPs are sited near sensitive population groups, like schools, hospitals, and neighborhoods
Tips for how communities can apply such land use tools as Specific Use or Conditional Use Permits when zoning regulation is lacking.

English transcription

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APO Related Risk Studies

Do you live in an air pollution hotspot? Search this map from The Guardian

Health Risks Associated with Exposure to Airborne Pollutants Arising From Quarrying and Aggregate Processing

Texas Hill Country at Risk

Legal Resources

The attorneys listed below have extensive experience and continued interest in working with individuals and groups that are experiencing issues with APO’s in Texas. Each attorney’s method of practice and hourly rates will be different. TRAM encourages you to find the attorney that is the best fit for your needs.

Eric Allmon / Perales, Allmon & Ice, PC / eallmon@txenvirolaw.com / (512)469-6000

Jim Bradbury /James D. Bradbury PLLC / jim@bradburycounsel.com / (512) 953-5801

David Frederick / Of Counsel – Perales, Allmon & Ice, PC / dof@lf-lawfirm.com / (512) 469-6000

Adam Friedman / McElroy, Sullivan, Miller & Weber, LLC / afriedman@msmtx.com / (512) 327-8111

Kathryn Tancig / Tancig Law PLLC / kathryn@tanciglaw.com / (352) 262-5685

Additional Professional Resources

D. Lauren Ross, Ph.D., P.E. / Environmental Engineer / Glenrose Engineering, Inc. / TBPE Firm F4092 / lauren@glenrose.com / (512) 431-7988 cell & text