Corpus Christi Puts Industrial Water Charge on November Ballot
Activists gathered nearly 13,000 signatures on a petition to levy fees on chemical plants and refineries during drought.
By Dylan Baddour
![“The powerful industry [doesn’t] want people to recognize their power, and people are recognizing their power,” said Isabel Araiza, an organizer of the petition drive who spoke to the Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday. Source: City of Corpus Christi livestream](https://insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CityCouncilScreenshot-1-900x600.jpg)
Fossil Fuels
Holding industries that profit from greenhouse gas emissions accountable for actions that hinder solutions to the climate crisis their products are responsible for causing.
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