Live coverage of ASARCO stacks demolition at 5 a.m. Saturday
ABC-7’s live coverage of the ASARCO stacks demolition begins on air and online at 5 a.m. Saturday. The two stacks are expected to be demolished…
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Continue Reading Residents near Asarco have option to evacuate on demolition day
Some El Pasoans will have a front row seat for the demolition of the Asarco smokestacks. If they so choose, residents of the La Calavera neighborhood…
Continue Reading Hotel owner served on City Council when City Hall was built; getting ready to see it demolished
El Paso’s current city hall building has created heated debate since it was first proposed, according to Jim Scherr, owner of the DoubleTree…
Continue Reading Key to City Hall demolition is keeping away from railroad
New information on the El Paso City Hall demolition. ABC-7 spoke with the man hired to perform the implosion at approximately 9 a.m. on April 14,…
Continue Reading Remaining ASARCO stacks to be demolished April 13
The two smokestacks remaining on the site of the former ASARCO copper smelter are set to be demolished on April 13, said ASARCO Bankruptcy Trustee…
Continue Reading Fight over Asarco smokestacks not over yet
While demolition of the Insight’s Science Museum is already underway, the fight over demolition of the Asarco smokestacks, scheduled for April…
Continue Reading El Paso City Hall to be demolished on same weekend as ASARCO stacks in mid-April
El Paso City Hall will be demolished at 9 a.m. on April 14. City officials made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. The demolition of City Hall…
Continue Reading Crews at Asarco Site Ready for Demolition
Shortly after sunrise on April 13, El Paso’s Asarco smoke stacks are planned to fall to the ground, almost simultaneously, in an explosive…
Continue Reading ASARCO Trustee: Environmental Impact Statement Not Required
The ASARCO site trustee said an Environmental Impact Statement, EIS, is not required before the demolition of the smokestacks. An EIS would evaluate…
Continue Reading Impact of demolition of smokestacks on international waters investigated
The ASARCO smokestacks loom above a major resource shared by the United States and Mexico: water. The International Boundary and Water Commission is…
Continue Reading Steps to be taken following the demolition of the Asarco smoke stacks
The Asarco smoke stacks are set to come down April 13, but that is only the beginning of the remediation process. The actual demolition of the stacks…
Continue Reading EPA, TCEQ letters to El Paso political leaders regarding ASARCO stacks demolition
Click on links to read correspondence between environmental agencies and local politicians. EPA response to Congressman Beto O’Rourke TCEQ 1st…
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