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"All Hell Breaks Loose": How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town
"All Hell Breaks Loose": How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town

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

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"All Hell Breaks Loose": How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town
"All Hell Breaks Loose": How Big Oil Ruined a Small Texas Town

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

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Texas Monthly headline about Corpus Christi's water-desalination plant and potential dead zones.

The Coastal Bend Current is a publication of the Coastal Action Network, a community coalition comprised of:

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Elida Castillo: “This is hard work because it’s heart work…”
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…”
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
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?
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.

Opinion: Stop sacrificing the Coastal Bend for corporate profit
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.

Lamont Taylor: “I’ve learned never to stop learning…”
Lamont Taylor: “I’ve learned never to stop learning…”

Meet Lamont Taylor, a relentless advocate for environmental justice and community empowerment in Corpus Christi.

Tell the Robstown ISD: No tax breaks for ammonia!
End the exemption for high volume water users in Corpus Christi Texas!
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Port of Corpus Christi drops discharge permit for Ship Channel
Port of Corpus Christi drops discharge permit for Ship Channel

The Port of Corpus Christi has dropped its application for a nearshore discharge permit tied to a proposed 50 million-gallon-per-day desalination plant.

Opinion: If desalination must proceed, Corpus Christi leaders should be held accountable
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.

Corpus Christi leaders call for firing of City Manager Peter Zanoni
Corpus Christi leaders call for firing of City Manager Peter Zanoni

Dr. Jim Klein, Sylvia Campos and supporters called for the termination of City Manager Peter Zanoni, citing issues of mismanagement, fiscal irresponsibility, and ethical misconduct.

Thirsty Tesla refinery could exacerbate Corpus Christi’s water crisis
Thirsty Tesla refinery could exacerbate Corpus Christi’s water crisis

Local activists warn that while residents must ration, unimpeded industrial expansion is imperiling the region’s future.

Here's how much Corpus Christi has spent on marketing desalination
Here's how much Corpus Christi has spent on marketing desalination

The City of Corpus Christi has spent approximately $123,000 of taxpayer money on an advertising campaign focused in large part on promoting the proposed Inner Harbor desalination plant.

Here’s how to oppose Cheniere’s LNG expansion permit
Here’s how to oppose Cheniere’s LNG expansion permit

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.

Groups urge City Council to back analysis of desalination wastewater
Groups urge City Council to back analysis of desalination wastewater

A coalition of a dozen community groups are urging the Corpus Christi City Council to launch a new study of the possible impact of desalination wastewater on the Corpus Christi Bay.

Corpus Christi approves drought plan, but not without controversy
Corpus Christi approves drought plan, but not without controversy

Frustrated Corpus Christians gathered outside City Hall to protest the city’s drought plan, demanding stricter water-use restrictions for industrial consumers and more transparency in water management.