Wastewater Is Polluting Rivers and Streams in Central Texas April 29, 2025 By Dylan Baddour Margo Denke set out to rally the town when she learned that a Christian youth camp planned to build a...
Corpus Christi Initiates Emergency Effort to Boost Water Supply January 28, 2025 By Dylan Baddour On the South Texas coast, the city of Corpus Christi has initiated an emergency effort to boost its water supply...
Texas’ Push to Meet Power Demand Could Spark Uranium Mining Revival December 9, 2024 By Dylan Baddour In the old ranchlands of South Texas, dormant uranium mines are coming back online. A collection of new ones hope...
How Texas Weakened Its Own Air Pollution Monitoring Team October 8, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Peter Aldhous When disaster affects the sprawling industrial complexes of Texas, the state’s environmental authority often posts pictures online of its white...
Court Orders Regulators to Fix Process, Reconsider Gas Export Projects in South Texas August 9, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune McALLEN — A federal court struck down a regulatory agency’s authorization of two controversial, multi-billion-dollar gas export projects in far...
Study Links Fracking Wastewater Injection to Surface Blowouts in West Texas Oil Wells August 7, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a...
Texas Ranchers Face Growing Risk as Abandoned Oil Wells Gush Gassy Water June 13, 2024 By Dylan Baddour In recent years, Schuyler Wight has noticed a growing number of abandoned oil wells coming back to life, gurgling fluids...
Rise in Texas Crop Insurance Payouts Driven by Drought June 6, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune The financial costs of drought in Texas have risen rapidly over recent decades, according to a new analysis of federal...
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Permit for Texas LNG Terminal November 17, 2023 By Dylan Baddour A federal appeals court on Monday struck down a major air pollution permit issued by Texas’s environmental regulator, arguing that...