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Drifting Toward Disaster

Sunset over the Stillhouse Reservoir: March 2015

The Lost Reservoir Inside Our Water Infrastructure

Texas could meet much of its future water need simply by plugging leaks.

by Delger Erdenesanaa

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A woman stands with her hands in her pockets, wearing a jacket as she stands in a field of knee-high grass. Behind her in the distance are the industrial buildings of a plastics plant. Nov 04, 2022

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.

by Dylan Baddour

Stagnant pools that were once part of the RIo Grande stand among sparse desert greenery and succulents clinging to a rock face. Aug 15, 2022

Mexican Drought Spurs a South Texas Water Crisis

Reservoirs in the Rio Grande Valley are running dry—sparking emergency water conservation measures.

by Dylan Baddour

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