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Water Shortage May Hit Corpus Christi Within Weeks

The city could lose access to millions of gallons of water per day in April or May. City leaders will present potential plans on Tuesday afternoon to begin cutting water demand.

By Dylan Baddour

Corpus Christi’s largest remaining reservoir, Lake Texana, is currently 55 percent full and projected to hit 30 percent this summer. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News
A view of Formosa Plastics’ Point Comfort complex, near the site of Exxon’s planned plant on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Exxon Steps Back From Texas Gulf Coast Plastics Plant

By Dylan Baddour

The plastics plant in Gregory, Texas, operated by ExxonMobil and the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation started operations in 2022. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Plans Advance for Huge New Exxon Plastics Plant in Texas

By Dylan Baddour

Diane Wilson stands outside her home in Seadrift, Texas. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

A Shrimper’s Crusade Pays Big Dividends on a Remote Stretch of Texas Coastline

By Dylan Baddour

A house in the Hillcrest neighborhood in Corpus on Feb. 7, 2022. Houses in this neighborhood have co-existed with oil refineries like Flint Hills that spew air pollutants for decades. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune

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

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