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.
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.
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.
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.
Isabel Araiza: “If you don’t want it in your backyard, it shouldn’t be in anybody’s…”
Meet Isabel Araiza, one of the founders of For The Greater Good and a longtime leader of the community movement to stop the Inner Harbor desalination plan.
Concern grows over ‘forever chemicals’ in water near proposed desalination plant
Recent water testing of Corpus Christi’s Inner Harbor, the site of a proposed desalination plant, revealed detectable levels of toxic PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.”
What do the Port and City know about PFAS in the Inner Harbor?
A coalition of local environmental and neighborhood organizations has issued a memorandum to City and Port officials warning of toxic PFAS contamination in Corpus Christi’s Inner Harbor, and raising new desalination concerns.
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.
Ingleside Community Rallies to Fight “Project Yaren” Ammonia Plant
Nearly 70 people packed a recent town hall meeting to organize opposition to a new industrial “neighbor” they say would threaten their health, safety, and environment.