Newly-appointed Caddo Lake Institute Director Richard Lowerre, an Austin attorney, has had pretty good luck fighting for the environment.

Five times, Lowerre has represented Texas landowners fighting nuclear waste disposal sites scheduled to be located near their property.

Five times, Lowerre won.

But Lowerre says he would rather hammer out solutions that benefit all parties than go to court.

"We want a solution so we are all working together," he said, "for the good of the whole region. Marshall benefits from a healthy Caddo Lake and people at the lake have connections in Marshall.

"It's not the U.S. versus Russia. It's a community that needs to get back together and work together."