Abbott: city must move ahead with Inner Harbor desal or risk takeover
Greg Abbott sent political shockwaves through the Coastal Bend last week, threatening to seize control of Corpus Christi city government if local leaders fail to advance the Inner Harbor desal plant.
Opinion: More than ever, the fight for clean air and water is in your hands
With Trump trashing federal environmental protections and Texas bending over backwards to support polluting industry, local communities must now lead the fight. And they are.
Coastal Watch Association Takes Aim At Polluter Permits
CWA Town Hall will focus on organizing opposition to state permits being sought by local polluting industry.
Corpus Reopens Desal Negotiations After Hours of Public Opposition
The Corpus Christi City Council voted Feb. 24 to direct city staff to proceed with negotiating a new contract for the proposed Inner Harbor seawater desalination plant.
Drainage District: Tesla discharging “black” water into ditch connected to Petronila Creek and Baffin Bay
Nueces County Drainage District No. 2 says Tesla was discovered discharging wastewater into a drainage ditch without the district’s knowledge.
Resident Groups Want Voters To Decide On Industrial Water Charges
Partner groups are leading a citizen-initiated campaign to place an amendment to the City Charter on the November ballot to reform how the City treats large industrial water users during droughts.
Corpus Christi water sources have hit newest historic lows
While Corpus Christi’s primary western water supplies fall to the lowest level on record, large-volume industrial users continue to consume the vast majority of the region’s water supply.
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.
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.
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.
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.