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Chemical company Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. has purchased the last available water supply from the Nueces River of South Texas, raising concerns of regional scarcity as reservoirs dwindle and drought persists. bit.ly/3JhhXWX

The Palestinian child Zain Orouk survived the bombing of his family’s home in Gaza by Israeli warplanes, but was killed this morning when an airdropped aid box fell on him.

“It’s just the fact that we’re pulling more out of the reservoirs than we’re putting in. But that’s not for me to say.”

Last week: A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available #water in the Nueces River. buff.ly/4axTSqX

During the pogroms yesterday in Ramallah.

Israeli soldiers working hand in hand with settlers & guarding them as they set fire to Palestinian homes and cars.

The incident is from Deir Dibwan. The Israeli military is the one who provides protection for such attacks

A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export. #SouthTexas #Texas #Water #Drought #CleanEnergy #ClimateCrisis

sacurrent.com/news/water-sca…

Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas insideclimatenews.org/news/11042024/…

I've found two common reader misconceptions I want to clarify:

1 - The water TX wants MX to release isn't in Reynosa, or just across the border, it's 450 miles away in La Boquilla, Chihuahua.

2 - Rainfall in the Valley doesn't matter. You need rainfall above the reservoirs.

Avina plans to produce 3.2 billion gallons of ammonia per year at the Nueces County plant. kristv.com/news/local-new…

Mexico must take immediate action to meet treaty obligations. See our news release about Mexico’s Rio Grande water deliveries to the United States at: go.usa.gov/xfW6f

Corpus Christi’s plan, presented to city council in 2019, said the first desalination plant needed to be running by early 2023 to meet scheduled industrial water demands.

But the city never got it done. Now it is running low on water.

texasobserver.org/corpus-christi…

What’s going on in Corpus Christi? Here’s the long story of the city’s big gamble on desalination that is yet to pay off.

This 5000 word “director’s cut” of our story from 2022 is available only in the Texas Observer

texasobserver.org/corpus-christi…

As legal efforts fall short, Rio Grande Valley residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt export terminals on wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S.

Via Capital & Main: bit.ly/3Q4E4Uf

“They keep bringing in more and more industry and there is no water,” he said. “It's a horrible disaster just waiting to happen.”

texastribune.org/2024/04/12/tex…

Water scarcity and clean energy collide in South Texas
@theTexasTribune crossroadstoday.com/news/water-sca…

A must read from Dylan Baddour:

Yesterday: As reservoirs dwindle and #drought persists, officials in Corpus Christi warn that a new project threatens the #water supply for 600,000 residents. buff.ly/4axTSqX

Not a lot of optimism here (among 89 voters). Dismal faith in the weather.

The most likely outcome of Rio Grande water shortage? 69% of voters agreed: “disaster in South Texas”