‘They spent millions of dollars pushing desalination and all the money went to lawyers, permitting and public relations. The idiots sold water they didn’t have,’ said a local retired chemical engineer.
Tag: Gulf Coast
Building Back Bayou Grande Cheniere in Louisiana
Over the past six months, crews have laid nearly eight miles of pipe from West Pointe à la Hache to an area of open water on the west bank of Plaquemines Parish. These massive pipes carry sediment, with hopes of restoring 334 acres of this brackish marsh, known as Bayou Grande Cheniere.
Deep Sea Mining May be Coming to the Texas Coast—But at What Cost?
Texas Congressmembers are lobbying for federal assistance to bring a Canadian seabed mining firm to the state. But Texas A&M researchers have reservations about the pace of development.
Scorching 2024 May Push South Texas Water Supplies to the Brink
‘Pretty scary times,’ says president of the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority with reservoirs already in decline.
Gulf Coast Activist Diane Wilson Seeks to Hold Formosa Accountable for Toxic Spill in Vietnam
Goldman Environmental Prize-winning activist and fourth-generation fisherman Diane Wilson cites jailing and mistreatment of those seeking justice for the devastation of coastal fisheries in launching the solidarity Global Hunger Strike.
Volunteers Planting Coral Gardens to Save Coastal Reefs
Volunteers flock to Key Largo to go underwater and help restore one of the world’s most important ecosystems.
Greater Corpus Christi’s Most ‘Utility Burdened’ Neighborhoods
Residents of Corpus Christi, home to six refineries and the busiest oil export port in the United States, suffer from a utility burden that is more than twice the national average. Deceleration’s mapping project shows how utility burden, asthma, and of health insurance is linked for many across the four-county Corpus area.
Carbon Sequestration Pipelines Poised to Dominate US Landscape
Exploring what the anticipated (and massive) CO2 sequestration pipeline network will look like in the United States. It all starts in Texas.