Residents from across Texas convened in San Antonio recently to learn from one another in their fight against water- and power-hungry projects ushering in a new economic era expected to displace millions of workers.
Deceleration reports back from the 2-day statewide convening of residents fighting data center buildout—from El Paso to Dallas to San Antonio and down to the RGV.
Deceleration reports back from the 2-day statewide convening of residents fighting data center buildout—from El Paso to Dallas to San Antonio and down to the RGV.
'Coastlines/Faultlines' correspondent Gaige Davila reflects on the horrors of development—and loss of the wild—transforming the Lower Texas Coast.
'Alternative Futures' reports back from the brink of our extractive collapse with inspiring models capable of remaking our economies around things that actually matter: Health and well-being—for us, and the planet that sustains us.
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Women and children are the most vulnerable to detention-related violence. Women are also frequently leading the campaigns to abolish ICE.
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Deceleration Founder/Managing Editor Greg Harman is an independent journalist who has written about environmental health and justice issues since the late 1990s.
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Marisol Cortez is the Executive Editor of Deceleration. As a creative writer and community-based scholar, she explores place and power in South Texas and for Deceleration covers ecojustice arts and humanities.
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Syris Valentine is a writer and journalist focused on climate solutions, social justice, and the just transition. Their work has appeared in The Atlantic, Grist, High Country News, Scientific American, and elsewhere.
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Gaige Davila writes stories about immigration, environmental justice, and the borderlands.
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