Water - Deceleration (Page 2)

Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Order Will Likely Impact Gulf States, Biodiversity—But First Up: American Samoa

The U.S. military is a major interest in this new extractive industry, which is poised to emerge both off- and on-shore.

By Elyse Hauser

/ 1 Jul 2025

Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Order Will Likely Impact Gulf States, Biodiversity—But First Up: American Samoa

In Midst of San Marcos Drought, Water-Hungry Data Centers Seek Zoning Exemption to Operate

With Tuesday night vote approaching, Deceleration asked Texas-based researcher Sloan Rucker of the Data Center Action Coalition about the merits of developer arguments.

By Myra Dumapias

/ 1 Jun 2025

In Midst of San Marcos Drought, Water-Hungry Data Centers Seek Zoning Exemption to Operate

Are We Witnessing the Stirring of a 21st Century North American Dust Bowl?

As El Paso sees its tenth dust storm of 2025, such storms across the U.S. Southwest and Northern Mexico are bringing closed highways, cancelled football games, car wrecks, and increased hospitalizations.

By Example User

/ 28 May 2025

Are We Witnessing the Stirring of a 21st Century North American Dust Bowl?

Guardian in the ‘Land of the Spirit Waters’

Cultural bearer Matilde Torres speaks with Deceleration about hosting community in cross-cultural ceremony at Brackenridge Park while safeguarding sacred spaces from a city hellbent on redevelopment.

By Jennifer Lane

/ 25 May 2025

Guardian in the ‘Land of the Spirit Waters’

Judges Deal Blow in Fight for Clean Water at Helotes Creek—and Greater San Antonio

Opponents of housing development suggest lawsuit may be their last recourse to stop Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch anticipated discharge of 1 million gallons per day.

By James Courtney

/ 23 May 2025

Judges Deal Blow in Fight for Clean Water at Helotes Creek—and Greater San Antonio

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been defeated by powerful homebuilders.

By Dylan Baddour

/ 29 Apr 2025

In Booming Central Texas, Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams

Cleaning Fracking’s Waste Stream in Texas Could Require More Power Than Most U.S. States

One company, Natura Resources, wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry.

By Dylan Baddour

/ 31 Mar 2025

Cleaning Fracking’s Waste Stream in Texas Could Require More Power Than Most U.S. States

San Antonio Mayor Mulls Legal Action Over Guajolote Ranch as Wastewater Hearing Continues

Residents are decrying the anticipated million gallons of ‘treated’ wastewater the community would flush into Helotes Creek daily—and impact the drinking water source of millions.

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Feb 2025

San Antonio Mayor Mulls Legal Action Over Guajolote Ranch as Wastewater Hearing Continues

Water at Risk: ‘Million Gallon March’ Decries Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch Development Plans

Up to a million gallons of treated wastewater could flow into Helotes Creek from Lennar’s planned Guajolote Ranch every day, putting local wells and San Antonio’s primary water source at risk.

By Greg Harman

/ 14 Feb 2025

Water at Risk: ‘Million Gallon March’ Decries Lennar’s Guajolote Ranch Development Plans

PODCAST: Fighting Authoritarianism While Winning Water & Energy Justice in Texas

‘Why is CenterPoint Energy making billions while people die? Why is Encor and other electric utilities making massive profits, when none of that comes back to us?’ — Dave Cortez, Texas Sierra Club

By Greg Harman

/ 12 Feb 2025

PODCAST: Fighting Authoritarianism While Winning Water & Energy Justice in Texas

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

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

By Dylan Baddour

/ 23 Jan 2025

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

End of SAWS WaterSaver Rewards Program Prompts Disappointment, Reflection

As climate drought intensifies, San Antonio Water System’s 2025 termination of a conservation program popular among local eco-yard proponents highlights tensions between conservation and accessibility in the utility’s struggles for future water security.

By Rachel Cywinski

/ 15 Jan 2025

End of SAWS WaterSaver Rewards Program Prompts Disappointment, Reflection