Cost of Inner Harbor desal facility balloons to at least $1.2 billion
The City of Corpus Christi has announced that its proposed Inner Harbor seawater desalination plant would cost at least $1.2 billion.
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.
Sylvia Campos: “The truth is that it all started with a prayer…”
Meet Sylvia Campos, a native Corpus Christian, mother and grandmother, environmental justice leader, and member of the Corpus Christi City Council.
Elida Castillo: “This is hard work because it’s heart work…”
Meet Elida Castillo, Program Director for Chispa Texas and city council member in her hometown of Taft.
Jim Klein: “You don’t have to save the world alone…”
Meet Jim Klein, professor of history at Del Mar College and one of Corpus Christi’s most steadfast environmental advocates
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.
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.