Natural Gas Terminal Reopens After Massive Explosion
Regulators say the company fixed flaws at Freeport LNG which led compressed methane to burst from a pipe and catch fire.
Dylan Baddour
Dylan Baddour is an Austin writer for Inside Climate News. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, The Guardian, Reuters, VICE News, BBC, Al Jazeera and more. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle.
Articles by Dylan Baddour
EPA Backs Down from Permian Air Pollution Crackdown
Oil sector advocates pushed hard against an ozone nonattainment designation, which would have required oilfield emissions reductions.
Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio Grande
A century of enterprise brought the river to its brink. Now, authorities are “praying for a hurricane” as reservoirs dwindle and populations boom on both sides of the Mexico-Texas border.
Climate Activists Sit In At Department of Transportation Over Oil Exports
Deepwater terminals in the Gulf would fuel output and growth despite the Biden administration's promises of steep emissions cuts.
Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi
Environmentalists have seized on water supply as a “chokehold” to block fossil fuels on the rugged South Texas coast.
Black Residents of Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Back in Court Over Pollution
The neighborhood has launched three lawsuits: over a sewage treatment plant, unsafe bridge construction, and now a desalination plant.
Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands
Carrizo Comecrudo members have beaten three proposed LNG export terminals. But two projects remain, fueled by the war in Ukraine.
Toxic Texas Revealed
The Lone Star State now ranks number one in industrial discharges into waterways, according to a new report issued by Environment America.
Impending Water Crisis in Laredo
Leaders in the South Texas city are reluctant to impose substantial restrictions on watering lawns, even as nearby communities declare emergencies.
Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis
Reservoirs in the Rio Grande Valley are running dry—sparking emergency water conservation measures.