City creating advisory committee to discuss Inner Harbor desal plant
Corpus Christi Water presented plans at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to create a new Far Field Advisory Committee.
Project YaREN ammonia plant rejected by the Ingleside City Council
A massive new ammonia production plant proposed by Enbridge and Yara has been rejected by the Ingleside City Council.
Project YaREN represents risk, not progress, to Coastal Bend
Project YaREN, a proposed ammonia export facility, threatens to undo everything that makes the Coastal Bend worth protecting.
Last church standing in Hillcrest is beacon of activism
Brooks AME Worship Center functions both as a spiritual home and a central organizing hub for residents of the Hillcrest neighborhood.
Crypto’s Cryptic Texas Takeover
In Corpus Christi, as environmental advocates fight polluting projects and a controversial desalination project, city leaders have quietly advanced two massive Bitcoin mines.
Neighbors push back as city leaders revisit Inner Harbor desalination
Corpus Christi community members gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday to voice concerns over the return of the $1.2 billion Inner Harbor desalination plant.
Corpus Christi to resume desalination discussions Nov. 18
Corpus Christi’s city manager is pushing to revive the controversial Inner Harbor desalination project by shifting to the city’s second-ranked contractor.
Ammonia plant explodes as Ingleside City Council weighs Project YaREN
Residents of Yazoo City, Mississippi, were ordered to shelter in place Wednesday after an explosion at a local CF Industries ammonia production plant.
Patrick Nye: “It’s not just about resistance, but also persistence…”
Meet Patrick Nye, co-president of the Coastal Watch Association and a leader in the ongoing fight against Project YaREN.
Community advocates from four states protest ammonia industry conference in Houston
Grassroots groups from Ohio, West Virginia, Louisiana and Texas gathered to call out ammonia producers for pollution and greenwashing.
Coastal Action Network: Vote NO on Proposition 4
Proposition 4 risks turning our shared water into a commodity for the highest bidder while shifting costs to residents and small businesses.
Ancient Karankawa Settlement Resurfaces at Donnel Point, Spurring Preservation Push
A report indicates that the site could be the last intact Indigenous settlement on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay.
Upcoming CAN Group Events You Shouldn’t Miss!
Learn more about upcoming October events hosted by Community Action Network coalition partners!
Texas Matters: How community organizers beat Corpus Christi's desalination project
Listen to David Martin Davies’ interview with Beatriz Alvarado and Jake Hernandez, lead organizers for Texas Campaign for the Environment’s “Water for People Not Polluters” operation.
State approves contested hearings for Ammonia Plant in Robstown
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved contested-case hearings for the proposed Avina Ammonia plant in Robstown.
Wastewater may be part of the solution to Corpus Christi's drought. Here's a new proposal.
Corpus Christi officials are weighing a proposal to reuse treated wastewater as part of the city’s response to ongoing drought.
Corpus Christi Folds On Its Desalination Gamble
Corpus Christi has scrapped its seawater desalination project after the price tag ballooned to $1.2 billion. Following a 13-hour council meeting, critics prevailed in arguing that the risks were too great.
Breaking News: Desal Defeated!
A majority of the Corpus Christi City Council has voted against continued funding for the Inner Harbor desalination plant, effectively ending the controversial project.
Monna Lytle: “Even if we just have two houses, it’s still a neighborhood…”
Meet Monna Lytle, a fierce community advocate working with the Hillcrest Residents Association and Chispa Texas to fight for environmental justice in Corpus Christi.
Opinion: Corpus Christi should pursue the most affordable, least risky water projects
The Sierra Club’s Jason Hale writes that the City Council should stop throwing money into the Inner Harbor and start investing responsibly in our community's water future.