• 5/22/23 (Caller Times) Hillcrest ‘awakening’ event aims to rally, inform residents on coming projects
  • 4/20/23 (Caller Times) Corpus Christi presses ahead amid HUD civil rights probe into Northside desalination plans
  • March ’23 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter
  • 2/2/23 (Caller Times) Rev. Adam Carrington, pastor and ‘fighter’ for Hillcrest community, dies at 60
  • 11/4/22 (Texas Observer) Industry threatens water supplies and coastal ecology near Corpus Christi
  • 1/7/23 (Reveal News Podcast) Drilling Down on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
  • 12/5/22 (KIII TV): Tesla representatives address proposed lithium refining facility during Robstown public hearing

2024

6/17/24 (Politico’s E&E News): Texas water fight shows pushback on ‘clean’ hydrogen

6/8/24 (Al Jazeera): ‘Fighting for 40 years’ – the tiny Texas community facing down Big Industry

6/6/24 (Caller Times): Flint Hills Resources owes nearly $1 million in penalties for Christmas Eve 2022 oil spill

6/2/24 (KIII 3): Corpus Christi officials said underwater gas leak reported by Coast Guard isn’t affecting city

6/1/24 (Caller Times): Boaters told to avoid area of Corpus Christi Bay after notice of gas leak Wednesday

5/30/24 (KRIS 6): CCFD lifts shelter-in-place alert amid pipe explosion at nearby refinery

5/22/24 (KIII 3): Water Woes: Solutions years away as lake levels fall

5/21/24 (KRIS 6): In need of water, Corpus Christi finds way to pump in more water, but bills will rise

5/21/24 (KRIS 6): Water Woes: Some of the Coastal Bend’s biggest industrial rainmakers are also its biggest water consumers

5/20/24 (KIII 3): Study shows breaks in Mary Rhodes Pipeline, one of the water sources for Corpus Christi

5/20/24 (KIII 3): Zanoni on diminished water levels: ‘There’s a real risk that we could be in trouble, given where we are today’

5/2/24 (KRIS 6): Portland State of the City discusses, “Navigating the Waves of Change”

4/29/24 (Houston Public Media): Humanity needs more drinking water. Are desalination plants the answer?

4/27/24 (Caller Times): Here’s what the city, neighborhood agreed to for Harbor Bridge parks plans

4/26/24 (Caller Times): This contaminant is everywhere. Here’s what city officials are doing to combat it.

4/24/24 (Texas Public Radio): TCEQ hears from opponents and supporters of Corpus Christi desalination plan

4/20/24 (Caller Times): About 100 people came to state officials to talk desalination. Here’s what they said.

4/18/24 (KIII 3): TCEQ holds public meeting on desalination

4/18/24 (KRIS 6): Contentious TCEQ meeting allows all sides to be heard on seawater desalination

4/18/24 (Caller Times): A desalination plant permit goes to the public again this week. Here’s when.

4/12/24 (Texas Tribune): Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South Texas

4/3/24 (Caller Times): A petition has been filed with the state appealing water rates. Here’s what that means

4/1/24 (Texas Standard): Corpus Christi grapples with community debate over ocean desalination

3/28/24 (KIII 3): TCEQ approves City of Corpus Christi’s water right permit for proposed La Quinta Desal Plant

3/28/24 (Caller Times): Here’s what commissioners decided on the city of Corpus Christi’s desalination permit.

3/27/24 (KRIS 6): Community members question industrial customer’s impact to Inner Harbor Desalination Facility

3/26/24 (OilPrice.com): Enbridge To Bring Permian Gas To Gulf Coast To Tap LNG Demand

3/25/24: Texas researchers gather in Corpus Christi for Texas Plastic Pollution Symposium

3/21/24 (Caller Times): Environmental report on plastics industry highlights emissions from Coastal Bend plants

3/20/24 (KIII 3): Bill Gates makes visit to the Coastal Bend

3/15/24 (Texas Public Radio); Texas Matters: Corpus Christi is tapped out

3/13/24 (KIII 3): An update on the Tesla lithium plant in Robstown

3/8/24 (Inside Climate News): New reservoir will fuel petrochemical expansion on Texas coast

1/19/24 (Caller Times): Ingleside City Council denies Enbridge ammonia production facility permit during lengthy meeting

2023

10/10/23 (KIII 3): Protestors weren’t the only ones upset by Corpus Christi City Council desal discussion Tuesday

10/10/23 (KRIS 6): Corpus Christi City Council meeting heats up over water desalination plant

10/10/23 (KIII 3): Enbridge’s $3 billion ammonia plant project faces community opposition in Ingleside

10/10/23 (KIII 3): Energy companies partner to power Gulf Coast growth with solar farm investment in Gregory

9/6/23 (KRIS 6): Port of Corpus Christi Commission names new CEO

8/25/23 (Capitol & Main): Texas Throws Good Money After Bad With New Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Industry

8/24/23 (Caller Times): Here’s what’s being considered for desalination plant sites

8/22/23 (Caller Times): Here’s what a limited internal audit of the port showed

8/21/23 (KRIS 6): Port of Corpus Christi Commission receives audit, prompting calls for change

8/12/23 (AP): Barrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared

8/10/23 (New of San Patricio County): Reservoir levels are falling

8/3/23 (KIII 3): Port, city cooperation opens up new options for grant money to pay for proposed desalination plant

8/3/23 (Caller Times): Here’s what people told the port about hiring a new CEO

7/31/23 (The Lens): LNG export terminals belching more pollution than estimated

7/30/23 (Texas Tribune): The “1-mile rule”: Texas’ unwritten, arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints

7/26/23 (KIII 3): New CEO candidates are whittled down as port commissioners faced with calls for hiring transparency

7/25/23 (KRIS 6): Port of Corpus Christi to interview 5 finalists for new Port CEO

7/25/23 (Caller Times): Here’s when the port commission may pick its new CEO

7/11/23 (Democracy Now!): Human Rights Activists Warn Climate-Induced Heat Waves Are Killing Asylum Seekers at the Border

7/3/23 (Reuters) Biden’s green hydrogen plan hits climate obstacle: Water shortage

6/13/23 (Sierra Club) In Corpus Christi, Texas, Environmentalists Are Fighting a Slate of Proposed Desalination Plants

6/1/23 (Caller Times) Former port CEO Sean Strawbridge to get $1.6 million in separation agreement

6/1/23 (Caller Times) TCEQ investigating May fire at Valero West Refinery in Corpus Christi

5/22/23 (Caller Times) Hillcrest ‘awakening’ event aims to rally, inform residents on coming projects

5/17/23 (KIIITV) Valero officials: No ‘offsite concerns’ nor injuries reported during refinery fire

5/17/23 (Caller Times) Port of Corpus Christi CEO Sean Strawbridge to resign

5/16/23 (KRIS 6) The Port of Corpus Christi to buy land in Hillcrest community

5/15/23 (KRIS 6 Investigates) Digging into expenses by Port of Corpus Christi’s executive director

4/28/23 (KIII TV) City of Corpus Christi officials tour proposed Inner Harbor desalination site

4/27/23 (Common Dreams) Investigation Details How Gas Industry Exploited Ukraine War to Boost LNG Expansion

4/26/23 (Common Dreams) Climate advocates rally outside Goldman Sachs shareholder meeting

4/25/23 (Victoria Advocate) Local activist wins global environmental award

4/24/23 (The Guardian) 2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender

4/24/23 (Caller Times) Investigation finds oversight, poor weatherproofing by Flint Hills caused December oil spill

4/20/23 (Caller Times) Corpus Christi presses ahead amid HUD civil rights probe into Northside desalination plans

4/17/23 (KIIITV) Latest on desalination efforts in the Coastal Bend

4/7/23 (Caller Times) EPA to defer to HUD investigation of complaint against city’s Northside desalination plans

4/6/23 (Caller Times) South Texas lawmakers file bills to change Port of Corpus Christi commission

March ’23 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter

3/31/23 (S&P Global) Cheniere seeks permit for latest midscale expansion of Corpus Christi LNG plant

3/30/23 (KRIS 6 News) Several environmental groups raise concerns on Flint Hills Resources December oil spill

3/29/23 (KIII-TV3) Dead baby dolphin sighting near Ingleside on the Bay prompts concern from nearby residents

3/28/23 (Caller Times) The city of Corpus Christi is considering another water desalination site. Here’s where it is.

3/28/23 (Caller Times) Environmentalist groups seek answers from Flint Hills Resources on December oil spill

3/22/23 (KIII-TV3) Port CEO Strawbridge addresses past desal friction with city

3/22/23 (Caller Times) TCEQ: EPA objections to permit for Port of Corpus Christi’s desalination plans ‘untimely’

3/21/23 (Caller Times) City, Port of Corpus Christi to mull partnership on desalination after years of disputes

3/18/23 (Caller Times) Port Aransas Conservancy seeks judicial review of Port of Corpus Christi’s desalination permit

317/23 (Caller Times) Draft city-port agreement on desalination splits council, draws claims of backdoor dealing

3/15/23 (KIII-TV3) Councilmembers go rogue, look to work with port on their desalination plans

3/13/23 (Caller Times) Proposed solar farm on Port of Corpus Christi’s land would encircle small airport

3/13/23 (Yahoo! Finance) America’s biggest oil shipping port calls for record-breaking 2023

February ’23 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter

2/24/23 (Caller Times) Public raises concerns on Corpus Christi plastic plant’s marine desalination plans

2/15/23 (Caller Times) Texas hydrogen hub ventures merge as Port of Corpus Christi, Trans Permian seek DOE grant

2/2/23 (Caller Times) Rev. Adam Carrington, pastor and ‘fighter’ for Hillcrest community, dies at 60

2/1/23 (Ingleside Index) Proposed Ingleside Micro LNG plant quashed by City Council

2/1/23 (Texas Tribune) Environmental advocates push feds to investigate Texas’ enforcement of water quality

1/31/23 (Caller Times) In split vote, Corpus Christi City Council reappoints David Engel to port commission

1/31/23 (Caller Times) After reconsidering application fees, port moves forward with Harbor Island proposal

January ’23 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter

1/30/23 (Capital & Main) ‘A Colossal Giveaway’: A Tax Break for Big Polluters Is Also Starving Public Schools in Texas

1/23/23 (gCaptain) Tug Grounds Near Corpus Christi After Reported Collision with Bulk Carrier

1/20/23 (Caller Times) Federal objections to state permitting unsettled for port’s Harbor Island desalination plans

1/11/23 (Caller Times) State agency conducting emissions investigation of November Valero fire in Corpus Christi

1/10/23 (Caller Times) Corpus Christi City Council talks oil spill, communication woes as cleanup effort nears end

1/8/23 (Caller Times) City responds to civil rights complaint against Inner Harbor desalination plans

1/7/23 (Reveal News Podcast) Drilling Down on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

2022

December 2022 – January 2023: Coverage of Flint Hills Christmas Eve Oil Spill in Ingleside (see list below)

December ’22 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter

12/15/22 (Caller Times): As state law for industry tax breaks nears end, Gregory-Portland ISD approves more agreements

12/13/22 (Caller Times) “Industry Next Door”: Caller-Times launches investigative series on industry and community

12/6/22 (Caller Times) Robstown ISD approves tax abatements for Tesla following Nueces County’s public hearing

12/5/22 (KIII TV): Tesla representatives address proposed lithium refining facility during Robstown public hearing

11/5/22 (Caller Times) Study: Seawater desalination may be more costly than alternatives for Corpus Christi

11/4/22 (Inside Climate News) Corpus Christi Sold Its Water to Exxon, Gambling on Desalination. So Far, It’s Losing the Bet

11/4/22 (Texas Observer) Industry threatens water supplies and coastal ecology near Corpus Christi

November ’22 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter

10/28/22 (Caller Times) A relocation program for Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest neighborhood ended. What about those left behind?

10/27/22 (Caller Times) Here’s why Ingleside ISD rejected a reinvestment zone [for Enbridge].

10/26/22 (Caller Times) Hillcrest residents file civil rights complaint, seek to halt city’s desalination plans

10/26/22 (Earthjustice) Residents file Title VI Civil Rights complaint over Corpus Christi desalination plant

10/20/22 (Caller Times) Gregory-Portland ISD is set to consider industry tax break requests

10/17/22 (Sierra Club) Breaking the Cycle Podcast: Voices from the Sacrifice Zones

10/6/22 (CC Business News) Environmental group releases study on industry tax breaks

10/5/22 (Caller Times) TCEQ issues permit to Corpus Christi for proposed Inner Harbor seawater desalination plant

10/5/22 (KIII TV) City of Corpus Christi gets desal water rights permit from TCEQ

October ’22 (Chispa TX) ¡LA ACTIVISTA! Newsletter

9/30/22 (Caller Times) Bluewater oil exporting project to resubmit applications after EPA air pollution concerns

9/29/22 (Caller Times) Study: Tax breaks from Coastal Bend governments to local industry total $2.47 billion

9/27/22 (KRIS 6 News) Study shows Coastal bend has missed out on over $2 billion in tax revenue

9/22/22 (Texas Tribune) EPA may try to block what could be the first seawater desalination plant built in Texas

9/18/22 (Caller Times) Here’s a rundown of city, port proposals for Corpus Christi seawater desalination plants

9/15/22 (Houston Chronicle) Gulf Coast residents fear they live in ‘sacrifice zone’ for booming natural gas industry

9/12/22 (Caller Times) City officials’ fixation on Corpus Christi Bay desalination detrimental to public

9/7/22 (Caller Times) ‘A lot of moving pieces’: TCEQ delays vote on port’s Harbor Island desalination permit

9/4/22 (Caller Times) EPA rejects permit for offshore Bluewater oil export project due to pollution concerns

9/3/22 (Caller Times) Flaring continued for two days at a South Texas plastics plant. Here’s what we know.

8/19/22 (Caller Times) OPINION: When looking for new water sources, look to the ground(water)

8/23/22 (O&G Watch) On the Texas Gulf Coast, a race to build desalination plants to serve a thirsty oil & gas industry

7/24/22 (Caller Times) More than just desalination: City of Corpus Christi considering alternative water sources or PDF version

7/20/22 (Caller Times) State regulators seek contested case hearing on port’s proposed La Quinta desal permit or PDF version

7/14/22 (Public Health Watch) As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

7/9/22 (Caller Times) Here’s why Port of Corpus Christi CEO Sean Strawbridge’s pay has nearly doubled since 2018

7/8/22 (Reuters) Exclusive: Top U.S. LNG producer Cheniere asks Biden admin to drop pollution rule

7/5/22 (News of San Patricio) Port of Prosperity: Strawbridge talks growth and future of global energy

6/25/22 (Caller Times) Residents, environmentalists condemn port authority’s dredging proposal near Harbor Island

6/24/22 (Reuters) Texas repeatedly raises pollution limits for Cheniere LNG plant

6/24/22 (Caller Times) State judges give green light to port’s Harbor Island seawater desalination plans

6/21/22 (KRIS 6 News) Ingleside on the Bay residents are to be aware of ships in La Quinta channel

5/20/22 (Caller Times) Here’s why Corpus Christi’s Inner Harbor seawater desalination plans sparked concerns

5/13/22 (KRGV-TV5) As fuel prices peak, South Texas companies plan to export more abroad

5/6/22 (KIII-TV3) $3 billion Ingleside facility will strip hydrogen from natural gas, return CO2 to earth

4/22/22 (KRIS-TV6) Ingleside on the Bay residents say passing ships are damaging their properties

3/28/22 (Caller Times) Corps of Engineers proposes $157 million to finish port’s ship channel improvement project

3/5/22 (Caller Times) Biden Administration has ‘unfairly vilified’ oil and gas sector, Port CEO tells Fox Business

1/27/22 (DeSmog) While Exxon Touts Net-Zero Promise, its Huge Plastics Complex Goes Online in Texas

1/10/22 (PBS) Confronting the Agonizing Facts of Life and Death in Brooks County

2021

12/30/21 (KEDT-FM) In Transparency We Trust (7-part series ends)

12/20/21 (DeSmog) Ground Flare At Mammoth New Exxon SABIC Plastics Plant Likened to A Harmless ‘Barbecue’

12/14/21 (News of San Patricio) Port of CC Commission seat leads to bitter fight

12/13/21 (Caller Times) People’s Port group wants City Council to appoint commissioner with no personal port interests

12/7/21 (Texas Observer) The Export Boom – Errol Summerlin of CAPE, Elida Castillo of Chispa Texas, and Love Sanchez of the Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend are quoted on the oil and gas export expansion.

11/14/21 (KRIS 6 News) Climate Summit addresses Coastal Bend issues and answers

11/9/21 (CC Business News) Coastal Alliance to Protect Our Environment Summit Nov. 13

11/1/21 (KIII TV) The sea is rising faster now than any time in the last 3,000 years, experts say, slowly swallowing the Texas Gulf Coast

10/28/21 (Caller Times) Oil terminal expansion partially on hold pending federal case

10/25/21 (UK Channel 4) CAPE’s Errol Summerlin featured in “Will China and the US put aside rivalries to tackle climate change?“

10/4/21 (Texas Tribune) The Karankawa are reviving their culture — and fighting to protect their ancestors’ land

9/29/21 (Caller Times) More federal oversight may be on the way for proposed desalination projects in Corpus Christi

9/23/21 (KRIS 6 News) Environmental groups petition EPA over TCEQ permitting

9/22/21 (KRIS 6 News) EPA removes waiver on Port’s Harbor Island desal permit

9/8/21 (Corpus Christi Light News) Some Council Members Push Middle Ground on Desalination

8/24/21 (KRIS 6 News) Injunction filed in federal court to prevent the expansion of Moda Midstream

8/4/21 (Caller Times) Indigenous Peoples and Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association sue Army Corps over Moda Expansion

7/27/21 (Caller Times) Public meeting held on Voestalpine’s request for increased air emissions limits

5/19/21 (Caller Times) TCEQ remands case of Harbor Island Desalination Plant back to State Office of Administrative Hearings

5/6/21 (Spectrum News 1) CAPE’s Errol Summerlin weighs in on BP and its Argos oil platform, temporarily at Kiewit Ingleside

5/6/21 (Spectrum News 1) The seagrass in Corpus Christi Bay is dying

5/4/21 (Spectrum News 1) The Karawanka and Ingleside on the Bay join forces to stop MODA expansion

5/3/21 (Rolling Stone) Corpus Christi Water Wars

4/24/21 (Caller Times) CAPE’s Errol Summerlin explains why Corpus Christi Baywater desalination is a bad idea

4/22/21 (Caller Times) There’s a desalination race brewing in Corpus Christi. Here’s what to know.

3/15/21 (KRIS 6 News) Oil tanker collides with MODA pier near Ingleside on the Bay

2/5/21 (Caller Times) State agency says Port’s Harbor Island Desalination Plant Permit should be denied