SMECI has operated a mine mouth lignite-fired coal plant (named due to its proximity to the mine that supplies it) since 1982. The plant is in the town of Christine, Texas, population 337.
A South Texas coal-fired power plant will receive ... saying the cooperative moved too slowly to restore land where it mined lignite to feed the plant. And groups like the Environmental Integrity ...
His county is just south of the plant site. Lignite is a low-grade, high-mercury content coal that’s mined primarily for use in electricity generation. It’s one of the most-polluting types ...