Applauding a Vote for Accountability
This week a majority of the Corpus Christi City Council took a vital step toward restoring public trust by passing a resolution to revoke the city manager’s unchecked authority over the controversial Inner Harbor desalination plant.
Opinion: If desalination must proceed, Corpus Christi leaders should be held accountable
If desalination is to proceed, it can only earn the public’s trust if it proves itself on three fronts: certainty of environmental safety, adherence to budget, and performance as promised.
Hillcrest History: A Neighborhood Fights for Justice
As the Port of Corpus Christi seeks to rezone residential areas adjacent to the Hillcrest neighborhood for heavy industrial use, the Current highlights Hillcrest residents’ decades-long fight for justice.
What is Ammonia?
In response to plans to build at least two major new ammonia facilities in the Coastal Bend region, the Coastal Bend Current highlights the chemical’s uses, production process, major producers, and the serious health and safety risks associated with its production, storage and transportation.
CAN and CBC wish you a very Happy Earth Day!
The Coastal Action Network and the Coastal Bend Current wish you a happy 55th Earth Day! If you want to support our work today, please donate to, sign a petition for, or just learn more about, one of our partner organizations!
Opinion: Stop sacrificing the Coastal Bend for corporate profit
As published in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Chloe Torres calls on Coastal Bend leaders to acknowledge that traditional methods of evaluating health risks from industrial pollution don’t tell the real story.
Inner Harbor Desalination 101: Who’s It For, And Who Pays?
Our regular series spotlights key facts about the City’s Inner Harbor desalination plan in an effort to advance the case that the project must be stopped to protect our bay and way of life.
What Is Desalination?
With massive baywater desalination plants proposed by the City of Corpus Christi and others, the Current explains the basics of desalination.
Chispa Texas: Taking The Fight To Austin
As the 89th session of the Texas Legislature unfolds, Chispa Texas is diligently monitoring proposed legislation that could significantly impact our state’s natural resources and public health.