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Authorities in Sinton won’t confirm or deny Corpus Christi’s suggestion that the small town is hoarding its precious groundwater for data centers. Across Texas, a booming buildout of server farms is adding strain to water resources that are already stretched to their limit.

This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations.

Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply

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North Carolina Sues Chemical Company for Polluting a Nearby Creek

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Since 2023, the city of Durham has fined Brenntag $157,000 for violations related to water contamination.

DURHAM, N.C.—Acetone and ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and “mucilaginous goo.”

North Carolina Sues Chemical Company for Polluting a Nearby Creek

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Why an Activist From Texas Crossed the World to Confront Asia’s Biggest Petrochemical Company

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For the retired shrimper, the 8,000-mile trip to Formosa Plastics’ annual shareholder meeting in Taipei was part of a strategy of being relentless.

The Resistance, Part 2: Three Gulf Coast environmentalists confront Formosa Plastics Corp. at its shareholders meeting.

Why an Activist From Texas Crossed the World to Confront Asia’s Biggest Petrochemical Company

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America Is Policing Foreign Waters, but Gutting Domestic Protections

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The U.S. government’s recent deployment of visa restrictions for international illegal fishing exposes a dichotomy between how it wields power at home versus away.

While the Trump administration systematically unravels marine protections at home, it appears to be enforcing far higher conservation standards abroad.

America Is Policing Foreign Waters, but Gutting Domestic Protections

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