by Rebecca Egan McCarthy | Mar 29, 2026 | Big Oil, Corpus Christi, Desalination, News, Texas, Water Shortage
When Thiago Campos bought the Mr. Fancy Pants Carwash business in Corpus Christi, Texas, three years ago, he wasn’t thinking about drought. He was familiar with varnishes and waxes and enjoyed figuring out which kind of soap would best remove local dirt. “I’m a chemical engineer,” Campos said. “I felt like the carwash matched my skill set.” But Mr. Fancy Pants, with its two locations…
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by Wyatt Myskow | Dec 20, 2025 | Climate Change, Donald Trump, Drinking Water, Extractivism, Mining, national monuments, News, oil and gas, Oil and Gas Drilling, public land, public lands, Trump Administration, Water, Water Shortage
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. The 31 national monuments designated since the Clinton administration, which could be downsized as the Trump administration pushes to open more public lands to extractive industries, safeguard clean water for…
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