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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

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Five years ago, when ExxonMobil came calling, city officials eagerly signed over a large portion of their water supply so the oil giant could build a $10 billion plant to make plastics out of methane gas. A year later, they did the same for Steel Dynamics to build a rolled-steel factory.

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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Concerns over ecological damage to Corpus Christi Bay have delayed plans to convert sea water to drinking water for years in this booming Gulf Coast city, where environmentalists see water supply as a “chokehold” to block new fossil fuel infrastructure.

1 year ago·San Antonio, United States

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Houston Chronicle

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it’s losing the bet

Concerns over ecological damage to Corpus Christi Bay have delayed desalination plans for years. Some see water supply as a “chokehold” to block new infrastructure.

1 year ago·Houston, United States

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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

1 year ago·Houston, United States

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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

1 year ago·Austin, United States

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KIII 3 News

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

As the Coastal Bend is hit with drought, the city is scrambling to get its desalination dreams off the ground.

1 year ago·Corpus Christi, United States

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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon and is losing its big bet on desalination

Concerns over ecological destruction have delayed desalination plans for years.

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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

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Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it’s losing the bet

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it’s losing the bet

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon, gambling on desalination. So far, it is losing the bet.

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon and is losing its big bet on desalination

Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon and is losing its big bet on desalination

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