Residents of Yazoo City, Mississippi, were ordered to shelter in place Wednesday after an explosion at a local CF Industries ammonia production plant.

Grassroots groups from Ohio, West Virginia, Louisiana and Texas gathered to call out ammonia producers for pollution and greenwashing.

A report indicates that the site could be the last intact Indigenous settlement on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay.

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.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved contested-case hearings for the proposed Avina Ammonia plant in Robstown.

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.

A report has revealed the presence of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," in the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor.

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.” 

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.

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.

In this comprehensive 3-part series, The Xylom examines the impact of fossil fuel expansion on Ingleside on the Bay.

Cheniere is seeking a permit to expand its LNG facility in Gregory. This proposed expansion poses significant additional risks to our environment and health, and CAN urges our community to stand together in opposition.