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Hillcrest in Corpus Christi is a historic African American neighborhood that has long faced environmental racism but is now confronting displacement from a massive desalination project. Environmentalists point out that the desal, hyper-salty brine discharge will be very harmful to the bay and shouldn’t be built.
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Reservoirs that furnish a large part of the Mexican capital have fallen to historic lows, as low rainfall, climate change and mismanagement exacerbate the problem.
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A recent rainfall may have recharged one, another may not have enough water to keep up with demand.
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Farmers’ bottom lines are especially vulnerable.
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Bexar County commissioners this week topped off funding for a new $5 million well that will supply animals at the zoo with fresh water.
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Residents said the system could not keep up once its septic drainage field was saturated by rains or during peak sewage use times, such as holidays.
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The city initially protested Pilot’s applications to drill the wells close to its water supply.
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In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution.
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Texas cities are asking residents to decrease water use during a historic drought.