After 10 years of organizing for the closure of the Pure Castings industrial metal foundry in east Austin, PODER (People Organized In Defense of Earth and her Resources) announced last weekend that the facility has officially relocated to Lockhart, Texas.   PODER had long raised concerns about the facility because of its proximity...

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It's probably something you've heard about in passing, but many people don't know what it actually is. Ozone is the primary component of smog and it's formed when the emissions from cars, trucks, and industrial facilities combine and “cook” in the heat of the sun. When ozone...