Dylan Baddour
Reporter, Austin
Dylan Baddour covers the energy sector and environmental justice in Texas. Born in Houston, he’s worked the business desk at the Houston Chronicle, covered the U.S.-Mexico border for international outlets and reported for several years from Colombia for media like The Washington Post, BBC News and The Atlantic. He also spent two years investigating armed groups in Latin America for the global security department at Facebook before returning to Texas journalism. Baddour holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has lived in Argentina, Kazakhstan and Colombia and speaks fluent Spanish.
Texas Companies Eye Pecos River Watershed for Oilfield Wastewater
By Martha Pskowski, Dylan Baddour
Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas
By Dylan Baddour
Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks Despite Pollution Violations
By Dylan Baddour
New Lake Will Fuel Petrochemical Expansion on Texas Coast
By Dylan Baddour
Companies in Texas Exploit ‘Loopholes,’ Attribute 1 Million Pounds of Air Pollution to Recent Freezing Weather
By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune
Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink
By Dylan Baddour
‘Major’ Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It
By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News; and Alejandra Martinez, Texas Tribune
Texas Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Permit for Gulf Coast Oil Terminal
By Dylan Baddour
Texas Violated the Law with Lax Emissions Limits, Federal Court Rules
By Dylan Baddour
Texas Quietly Moves to Formalize Acceptable Cancer Risk From Industrial Air Pollution. Public Health Officials Say it’s not Strict Enough.
By Dylan Baddour
Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems
By Dylan Baddour
Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries
By Dylan Baddour
Dry Springs in Central Texas Warn of Water Shortage Ahead
By Dylan Baddour
The One-Mile Rule: Texas’ Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints
By Dylan Baddour
Developer Confirms Funding For Massive Rio Grande Gas Terminal
By Dylan Baddour
Texas Pipeline Operators Released or Flared Tons of Gas to Avert Explosions During Heatwave
By Dylan Baddour