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Report: Corpus Christi LNG Among the Highest Polluting LNG Export Plants in U.S.

By Gaige Davila ● Gulf Coast ● November 6, 2025

A massive expansion of LNG is planned in the U.S. But already all seven operating U.S. LNG terminals have violated the Clean Air Act repeatedly in the last five years, a new report finds.

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Corpus Desal Runs Aground Over Cost Uncertainties (Again) at Friday Water Workshop

By Gaige Davila ● Water ● October 3, 2025

City Manager Peter Zanoni said the City will “likely” cancel their contract with Nebraska-based Kiewet for desal project—but questions remain if state water loan could go to other options.

Corpus Christi Desalination Effort Returns Weeks After Community Victory Over Contested $1.2B Project

By Gaige Davila ● Water ● October 2, 2025

Council members meet Friday to consider an offer from Houston-based wastewater company to operate a long-pursued desalination plant they recently rejected.

Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble

By Dylan Baddour & Inside Climate News ● Gulf Coast ● September 3, 2025

Years of blundering and project delays have pushed the South Texas city to the brink of crisis as drought bears down and industrial water use grows. The project’s failure leaves an uncertain future for Corpus Christi.

‘I Was Having a Good Time’: How Did a Small Town in South Texas Get Hit With Two Oil Spills?

By Alex Ip & The Xylom ● Gulf Coast ● May 28, 2025

A playing field tilted towards regional officials, Texas Republicans, and foreign energy companies did residents in.

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

By Alex Ip & The Xylom ● Texas ● May 24, 2025

The Texas oil export boom has left Coastal Bend residents in harm’s way. A rainbow coalition is facing an uphill battle to compel the enforcement of environmental regulations, to mixed results. Can they save themselves before it’s too late?

Corpus Christi Taking Emergency Water Actions as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows

By Dylan Baddour & Inside Climate News ● Water ● January 23, 2025

This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries arrive and drought persists.

People’s Assembly 2025—Environmental Justice, Palestine, Labor (Corpus Christi)

By Ceiba Ili ● January 15, 2025

Corpus Christi Solidarity Action Decries Desalination & Polluting Industry as Election Gets Underway

By Gaige Davila ● Gulf Coast ● October 22, 2024

Dozens gathered, prayed, and marched in Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest neighborhood to highlight the damages suffered across the coast due to what they describe as a history of elected leaders putting industry profits above the lives of residents.

Corpus Christi ‘Clean Slate’ City Council Candidates Pledge to Resist Extractive Industrial Interests

By Gaige Davila ● Solutions ● October 16, 2024

‘Clean Slate’ candidates charge that decades of prioritizing heavy industry has threatened the area’s water security and risks spoiling the region’s natural wealth.