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NewsIn its short history, IOBCWA has been quite busy. This page will provide highlights about the organization and relevant industry activities. The photo at the left shows IOBCWA President Patrick Nye and Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard being interviewed by the Ingleside Index.
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2023
9/14/23: Heat May: Biden's Risky Bet that Oil Companies Can Lead a New Climate Industry.
9/11/23: Miami Herald: PortMiami dredging killed 80 times more coral than expected. More digging coming soon.
8/25/23: Capital & Main: Texas Throw Good Money After Bad With New Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Industry.
8/24/23: Caller Times: Here's what's being considered for desalination plant sites.
8/22/23: Medical Xpress: Air pollution exposure early in pregnancy increases gestational diabetes risk, study finds.
8/16/23: Houston Chronicle: Billionaire investor Icahn unloaded Cheniere shares under pressure.
8/14/23: Washington Post: Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision. "In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels.Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision."
8/11/23: The U.S. Department of Energy Announces its Intent to Launch a Responsible Carbon Management Initiative.
8/11/23: Reuters: US awards $1.2 billion to Oxy, Climeworks-led carbon air capture hubs to South Texas DAC Hub in Kleberg County and Project Cypress in Louisiana.
7/30/23: Climate News: The One-Mile Rule: Texas' Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints.
7/26/23 KIIITV3: IOBCWA members among those speaking out at Port Commission meeting regarding new CEO selection process.
7/26/23 KrisTV6: Port of Corpus Christi to interview 5 finalists for new Port CEO
7/26/23 KrisTV6: Former Port of Corpus Christi CEO had Access to Commissioner's Emails.
7/21/23: Kris 6 News: Tar Balls: What are they, and why are they on coastal bend beaches.
7/3/23: CAPE's Errol Summerlin tells Reuters that desalination "would destroy an ecosystem to create an unproven solution to the world's climate crisis".
6/22/23: Port of Corpus Christi Commissioners approve changes to legal and payroll expense practices in wake of Strawbridge resignation.
6/21/23: Port of Corpus Christi states it is unable to address the siltation problem from increased tanker traffic impacting IOB's Bahia Marina.
6/13/23: IOBCWA members, Errol Summerlin and Chon Serna, describe threats from Corpus Christi Bay desalination in Sierra Club Magazine.
6/12/23: 'My Life and my home': Young people start to testify at historic US climate trial.
6/12/23: Federal Hydrogen Program is Cutting Out Local Groups, Threatening Climate Goals, Advocates Say
6/12/23: Sunken vessel removed from Corpus Christi Bay
6/10/23: Vessel with 100 gallons of fuel sinks in Corpus Christi Ship Channel at Mile 74 (about a mile from Harbor Bridge).
6/8/23: Harbor Bridge tower crane recommissioned after April fire and concrete bucket freefall that sent spectator to hospital.
5/26/23: IOBCWA and others challenge Flint Hills Federal Operating Permit renewal
5/25/23: Love Sanchez of Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend explains significance of McGloin's Bluff at Enbridge to the Karankawa.
5/18/23: In KIII-TV3 interview, Strawbridge acknowledges "I probably could have done a better job engaging the community."
5/16/23: Sean Strawbridge, Port of Corpus Christi's CEO submits resignation
5/15/23: Digging into expenses of Port of Corpus Christi's CEO
5/4/23: Resting place of victims of 1845 Steamship Dayton explosion off McGloin's Bluff, Old Bayview Cemetery is listed on National Historical Register
4/22/23: 450-ft tower crane used in Harbor Bridge project catches fire and drops large concrete bucket.
4/12/23: Ingleside Index reports that Enbridge has been ordered by City of Ingleside to stop live oak tree cutting (Support local news!)
4/5/23: Ingleside Index shares concerns from IOB about recent dolphin deaths.
3/29/23: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye shares upsetting video of second dead juvenile dolphin near Ingleside on the Bay.
3/28/23: IOBCWA joins other Coastal Bend environmental organizations in calling for answers on Flint Hills oil spill in December.
3/11/23: Port of Corpus Christi pursues plans for a solar farm surrounding McCampbell Airport.
2/18/23: At urging of IOBCWA and others, EPA is conducting 'informal investigation' into Texas' water quality enforcement
1/30/23: IOBCWA Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard quoted in Capital & Main story about Chapter 313 tax abatements for Coastal Bend petrochemicals.
1/22/23: Tugboat damaged after being sucked under Saudi VLCC, mauled by its propeller, and grounded near South Texas Gateway (Buckeye).
1/5/23: Spectrum News interviews IOBCWA Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard in story about the Flint Hills oil spill.
1/5/23: Coverage about Flint Hills oil spill continues by Caller Times, KIII-TV3, and Corpus Christi: 14 dead birds, 1 dead sea turtle, and 14,000 gallons so far.
2022
12/28/22: Cleanup from 3800 gallon oil spill by Flint Hills Ingleside covered by Caller Times, KII-TV3, and KRIS-TV6.
11/4/22: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye is among several Coastal Bend environmental leaders quoted in Texas Observer desalination story
10/27/22: Ingleside ISD rejects Enbridge's request for Reinvestment Zone due to citizen input, according to Caller Times.
10/25/22: Telemundo reports that "los residentes de Ingleside By the Bay agradecen que su distrito escolar esté de su lado" after Enbridge decision
9/30/22: Caller Times Op-Ed by IOBCWA President Patrick Nye asserts baywater desalination prioritizes industry profits over public health.
8/19/22: Op-Ed by IOBCWA President Patrick Nye on groundwater sources instead of desalination published in Corpus Christi Caller Times.
7/20/22: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye interviewed by KIII-TV3 about TCEQ Contested Case Hearing for the Port's planned desal plant.
7/20/22: Caller Times reports IOBCWA and member Chon Serna granted Contested Case Hearing for Port of Corpus Christi La Quinta desalination plant.
7/14/22: IOBCWA President and Treasurer quoted in Public Health Watch story about the Saudi family and Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (Exxon-SABIC).
6/25/22: Caller Times reports that Residents, environmentalists condemn port authority's dredging proposal near Harbor Island, including Photos.
6/24/22: Reuters quotes IOBCWA Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard and Member Chon Serna in story about Cheniere's increasing air pollution permits.
6/21/22: IOB Mayor Ehmann warns residents to be careful when recreating in city's canal due to La Quinta Channel ship traffic in KRIS-TV6 story.
5/13/22: KRGV-TV5 interviews IOBCWA President Patrick Nye and Member Steve Wilder in story about industrial expansion.
5/6/22: KIII-TV3 describes Enbridge's plans for $3 billion blue hydrogen facility next to Ingleside on the Bay.
4/22/22: IOBCWA Board Treasurer joins other IOB residents in KRIS-TV 6 story about passing ships damaging properties.
2021
12/9-12/30/21 (KEDT-FM): IOBCWA co-founder interviewed as part of 7-part series In Transparency We Trust
11/29/21: IOBCWA officers interviewed by Spectrum 1 News in segment called "Stop the dredging!".
11/10/21: Ingleside Index reports "David meets Goliath in IOB dispute"
10/4/21: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye featured in Texas Tribune article about the Karankawa and the struggle to prevent MODA expansion.
9/29/21: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye quoted in Caller Times article about More federal oversight for proposed desalination projects
9/23/21: KRIS-TV 6 reports that Environmental groups petition EPA over TCEQ permitting (including IOBCWA).
9/22/21: KRIS-TV 6 reports that EPA removes waiver on Port's Harbor Island desal permit.
9/17/21: Research team from UT Arlington receives NSF Smart & Connected Communities grant to monitor climate change in IOB.
9/8/21: Enbridge buys MODA for $3 billion, according to Caller-Times.
8/24/21: KRIS-TV 6 reports on IOBCWA's joining Indigenous groups to file injunction to stop MODA expansion.
8/21/21: MODA to do repair work on damaged dock.
8/3/21: Caller-Times reports on IOBCWA lawsuit with other organizations against USACE for approving MODA expansion.
6/17/21: STOP MODA NOW! webinar, hosted by IOBCWA and Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend, is well-attended.
5/11/21: IOBCWA files Amicus Brief with Hillcrest Residents Association to support Save Our Springs Alliance appeal against TCEQ.
5/7/21: Spectrum News 1 segment features IOBCWA President Patrick Nye describing how and why the Seagrass is Dying near IOB.
5/6/21: KRIS TV interviews IOBCWA President Patrick Nye on desalination as public comment period ends
5/4/21: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye appears on Spectrum News 1 segment re: opposition to MODA's expansion plans.
5/3/21: IOBCWA is featured, along with others, in online article by Rolling Stone Magazine entitled "The Corpus Christi Water Wars".
4/30/21: IOBCWA joins other organizations in filing TCEQ petition for rulemaking re: desalination intake.
4/22/21: TCEQ approves the "401" dredging permit to support MODA's constructing a new dock even closer to IOB.
4/13/21: USACE approves Permit SWG-1995-02221 ("404 determination") to allow MODA to construct a new dock even closer to IOB.
3/15/21: IOBCWA's own Emily Nye gives presentation on Desal: Where's the Fire? as part of Coastal Bend Desal Fight Prep Webinar.
3/15/21: The oil tanker, Riverside, rams into MODA's pier as it was leaving the dock fully loaded.
2/11-2/17/21: IOB residents without water and power for about 48 hours during South Texas Arctic Blast.
2/5/21: SOAH recommends permit denial of Port of Corpus Christi's desalination plant on Harbor Island.
2/1/21: IOBCWA President discusses concerns about impacts to seagrasses from MODA's expansion on KRIS-TV 6 segment.
1/16/21: Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend host prayer service in IOB to protest MODA's encroachment on historic Karankawan site.
1/6/21: IOB citizens report unusual odors to TCEQ, as shared in this story on KRIS-TV 6, featuring IOBCWA President Patrick Nye.
1/4/21: IOBCWA Executive Director Kathryn Masten interviewed on The Nueces County Voter.
2020
12/23/20: Corpus Christi Caller Times article concerning offshore export terminal features quote from IOBCWA Executive Director.
12/23/20: FracTracker publishes "Channels of Life: The Gulf Coast Buildout in Texas", a 12-minute video flyover of La Quinta Channel.
12/9/20: Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment (CAPE) launches 30-second anti-desalination video.
12/7/20: About 20 people comment at public hearing on Steel Dynamics plans to discharge waste into Chiltipin Creek that feeds Copano Bay.
12/5/20: Fire at Magellan Midstream in Corpus Christi sends seven people to the hospital with serious injuries.
12/1/20: Public hearing on MODA's permit expansion request unites opposition by Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend, IOBCWA, & others.
11/30/20: TCEQ's Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC) recommends denial of Port of Corpus Christi's desal plant permit on Harbor Island.
11/20/20: "Project Falcon" (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) puts plans on hold for building plastics plant near San Patricio County airport.
11/16/20: TAMUCC's Harte Research Institute posts statement on desalination that offshore is best.
11/15/20: IOB Mayor Jo Ehmann joins 9 other Coastal Bend mayors in letter opposing proposed Port of Corpus Christi legislation.
10/8-10/14/20: IOB residents weigh in during City of Corpus Christi's four town halls promoting the La Quinta Channel desalination plant.
10/7/20: IOBCWA executive director gets questions partially addressed at desalination forum hosted by KEDT.
10/3/20: CAPE launches billboard campaign throughout Nueces County, including anti-desal billboard designed by IOBCWA's own Emily Nye.
9/3/20: Region N 2021 Water Plan approved to include 3 desal plants on La Quinta Channel as "recommended water management strategies".
9/1/20: Ingleside on the Bay City Council passes resolution regarding desalination plants on La Quinta Channel.
9/1/20: Unmanned Magellan E&P natural gas platform begins to leak two miles offshore from Corpus Christi's Bob Hall pier.
8/25/20: Strengthening Hurricane Laura threatens oil, natural gas, and LNG in the Gulf and causes 4-foot storm surge in IOB.
8/21/20: Pipeline explosion in Corpus Christi kills four. Several others airlifted to San Antonio.
8/20/20: Dead Gulf menhaden in Ingleside on the Bay reported to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; appears to be due to algae bloom.
8/4/20: IOB opposition to La Quinta desal plant, based on IOB City Council presentation, is mentioned in News of San Patricio County article.
8/4/20: Port of Corpus Christi Long Range Planning (LRP) Committee considers Bayshore Drive ship wake solutions.
8/1/20: IOBCWA submits comments against desal plants included in Region N 2021 Water Plan.
7/25/20: Hurricane Hanna makes landfall as a Category 1, causing nearly 4 foot storm surge flooding IOB.
7/21/20: IOBCWA Executive Director Kathryn Masten speaks at Ingleside on the Bay City Council meeting on La Quinta desalination plants.
7/3/20: IOBCWA submits comments on Environmental Impact Statement scoping for US Army Corps Channel Deepening Project.
6/16/20: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye speaks at Ingleside on the Bay City Council meeting.
4/21/20: City of Corpus Christi approves $222 million TWDB loan application for funding desalination plants on Corpus Christi Bay.
4/9/20: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes plans for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of Corpus Christi Channel Deepening project.
3/26/20: Buckeye Partners submits 10-year maintenance dredging plan, with 15-day comment period, ending 4/10/20.
3/16/20: San Patricio County Judge declares disaster due to COVID-19.
3/6/20: Nearly 40 people attend talk on Desalination by Del Mar geology professor and IOB resident, Vernon Kramer.
2/28/20: Nearly 40 people attend "Community Visioning" workshop facilitated by architecture/engineering faculty and students from the University of Texas at Arlington's FUELED (FUture Environments Lab for Ecological Design) program. Here is a video of their field trip of IOB, in which they got to see "Landscapes of Oil + Water" up close.
2/25/20: At IOBCWA urging, State Senator Zaffirini and Representative Lozano submit joint letter requesting TCEQ hold a public meeting for La Quinta desalination permit.
2/16/20: This News of San Patricio article summarizes Jan. 29th presentation on IOBCWA's Sea Level Rise Mitigation Feasibility Study.
2/7/20: Unmanned workboat sinks in La Quinta Channel.
1/29/20: About 100 people attend public presentation by Mott MacDonald about "Ingleside on the Bay Relative Sea level Rise Impacts and Adaptation".
1/28/20: The Jan. 29th public meeting at the Brass Turtle to share sea level rise mitigation study results is featured in a news story on KRIS-TV Channel 6.
1/20/20: As a result of Mott MacDonald study, the Port of Corpus Christi agrees to help protect homes on IOB's Bayshore Drive from ship wake damage.
1/8/20: IOBCWA Secretary Kathryn Masten and IOB City Councilman Randy Cain are interviewed for KIII Channel 3 News story.
1/2/20: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye featured on front page of Jan. 2nd edition of The News of San Patricio County.
2019
12/30/19: IOBCWA receives $20,000 in GOMESA funding from San Patricio County Commissions to support feasibility study.
12/19/19: IOBCWA members attend Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG) strategy meeting for CDBG-MIT funding
12/12/19: Sunken vessel in La Quinta Channel located; IOBCWA board member helps rescue one of two crew members.
12/2/19: Texas Back in Business funding opportunity made available for businesses impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
12/2/19: Four IOB citizens speak at CDBG-MIT public hearing at Aransas County Navigation District
12/2/19: IOB receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS
11/28/19: Texas General Land Office releases draft of State Action Plan for $4.3B in CDBG-MIT funding
11/27/19: IOBCWA signs contract with Mott MacDonald Engineering for IOB Sea Level Mitigation Project Feasibility Study
11/21/19: Nearly 30 attend IOBCWA talk by Dr. Felix of TAMU-CC on air quality monitoring
11/19/19: Aransas County proposes living shoreline and shoreline restoration projects
11/15/19: Nearly 50 attend IOBCWA talk by Dr. Tissot of TAMU-CC on nuisance flooding and sea level rise
11/7/19: MODA considering pipeline between Ingleside and Taft
11/6/19: Construction starts on 24-mile Ingleside Pipeline and Harvest Midway Terminal
10/2/19: Seven IOB citizens speak at CDBG-MIT public hearing at Del Mar College
9/25/19: After informal meetings of concerned IOB residents throughout the summer, the Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association (IOBCWA) files to become a Texas nonprofit corporation.
8/13/19: LNG tanker and passenger ferry nearly collide at Port Aransas landing.
‘My life and my home’: young people start to testify at historic US climate trial
9/14/23: Heat May: Biden's Risky Bet that Oil Companies Can Lead a New Climate Industry.
9/11/23: Miami Herald: PortMiami dredging killed 80 times more coral than expected. More digging coming soon.
8/25/23: Capital & Main: Texas Throw Good Money After Bad With New Tax Breaks for Oil and Gas Industry.
8/24/23: Caller Times: Here's what's being considered for desalination plant sites.
8/22/23: Medical Xpress: Air pollution exposure early in pregnancy increases gestational diabetes risk, study finds.
8/16/23: Houston Chronicle: Billionaire investor Icahn unloaded Cheniere shares under pressure.
8/14/23: Washington Post: Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision. "In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels.Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision."
8/11/23: The U.S. Department of Energy Announces its Intent to Launch a Responsible Carbon Management Initiative.
8/11/23: Reuters: US awards $1.2 billion to Oxy, Climeworks-led carbon air capture hubs to South Texas DAC Hub in Kleberg County and Project Cypress in Louisiana.
7/30/23: Climate News: The One-Mile Rule: Texas' Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints.
7/26/23 KIIITV3: IOBCWA members among those speaking out at Port Commission meeting regarding new CEO selection process.
7/26/23 KrisTV6: Port of Corpus Christi to interview 5 finalists for new Port CEO
7/26/23 KrisTV6: Former Port of Corpus Christi CEO had Access to Commissioner's Emails.
7/21/23: Kris 6 News: Tar Balls: What are they, and why are they on coastal bend beaches.
7/3/23: CAPE's Errol Summerlin tells Reuters that desalination "would destroy an ecosystem to create an unproven solution to the world's climate crisis".
6/22/23: Port of Corpus Christi Commissioners approve changes to legal and payroll expense practices in wake of Strawbridge resignation.
6/21/23: Port of Corpus Christi states it is unable to address the siltation problem from increased tanker traffic impacting IOB's Bahia Marina.
6/13/23: IOBCWA members, Errol Summerlin and Chon Serna, describe threats from Corpus Christi Bay desalination in Sierra Club Magazine.
6/12/23: 'My Life and my home': Young people start to testify at historic US climate trial.
6/12/23: Federal Hydrogen Program is Cutting Out Local Groups, Threatening Climate Goals, Advocates Say
6/12/23: Sunken vessel removed from Corpus Christi Bay
6/10/23: Vessel with 100 gallons of fuel sinks in Corpus Christi Ship Channel at Mile 74 (about a mile from Harbor Bridge).
6/8/23: Harbor Bridge tower crane recommissioned after April fire and concrete bucket freefall that sent spectator to hospital.
5/26/23: IOBCWA and others challenge Flint Hills Federal Operating Permit renewal
5/25/23: Love Sanchez of Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend explains significance of McGloin's Bluff at Enbridge to the Karankawa.
5/18/23: In KIII-TV3 interview, Strawbridge acknowledges "I probably could have done a better job engaging the community."
5/16/23: Sean Strawbridge, Port of Corpus Christi's CEO submits resignation
5/15/23: Digging into expenses of Port of Corpus Christi's CEO
5/4/23: Resting place of victims of 1845 Steamship Dayton explosion off McGloin's Bluff, Old Bayview Cemetery is listed on National Historical Register
4/22/23: 450-ft tower crane used in Harbor Bridge project catches fire and drops large concrete bucket.
4/12/23: Ingleside Index reports that Enbridge has been ordered by City of Ingleside to stop live oak tree cutting (Support local news!)
4/5/23: Ingleside Index shares concerns from IOB about recent dolphin deaths.
3/29/23: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye shares upsetting video of second dead juvenile dolphin near Ingleside on the Bay.
3/28/23: IOBCWA joins other Coastal Bend environmental organizations in calling for answers on Flint Hills oil spill in December.
3/11/23: Port of Corpus Christi pursues plans for a solar farm surrounding McCampbell Airport.
2/18/23: At urging of IOBCWA and others, EPA is conducting 'informal investigation' into Texas' water quality enforcement
1/30/23: IOBCWA Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard quoted in Capital & Main story about Chapter 313 tax abatements for Coastal Bend petrochemicals.
1/22/23: Tugboat damaged after being sucked under Saudi VLCC, mauled by its propeller, and grounded near South Texas Gateway (Buckeye).
1/5/23: Spectrum News interviews IOBCWA Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard in story about the Flint Hills oil spill.
1/5/23: Coverage about Flint Hills oil spill continues by Caller Times, KIII-TV3, and Corpus Christi: 14 dead birds, 1 dead sea turtle, and 14,000 gallons so far.
2022
12/28/22: Cleanup from 3800 gallon oil spill by Flint Hills Ingleside covered by Caller Times, KII-TV3, and KRIS-TV6.
11/4/22: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye is among several Coastal Bend environmental leaders quoted in Texas Observer desalination story
10/27/22: Ingleside ISD rejects Enbridge's request for Reinvestment Zone due to citizen input, according to Caller Times.
10/25/22: Telemundo reports that "los residentes de Ingleside By the Bay agradecen que su distrito escolar esté de su lado" after Enbridge decision
9/30/22: Caller Times Op-Ed by IOBCWA President Patrick Nye asserts baywater desalination prioritizes industry profits over public health.
8/19/22: Op-Ed by IOBCWA President Patrick Nye on groundwater sources instead of desalination published in Corpus Christi Caller Times.
7/20/22: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye interviewed by KIII-TV3 about TCEQ Contested Case Hearing for the Port's planned desal plant.
7/20/22: Caller Times reports IOBCWA and member Chon Serna granted Contested Case Hearing for Port of Corpus Christi La Quinta desalination plant.
7/14/22: IOBCWA President and Treasurer quoted in Public Health Watch story about the Saudi family and Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (Exxon-SABIC).
6/25/22: Caller Times reports that Residents, environmentalists condemn port authority's dredging proposal near Harbor Island, including Photos.
6/24/22: Reuters quotes IOBCWA Treasurer Jennifer Hilliard and Member Chon Serna in story about Cheniere's increasing air pollution permits.
6/21/22: IOB Mayor Ehmann warns residents to be careful when recreating in city's canal due to La Quinta Channel ship traffic in KRIS-TV6 story.
5/13/22: KRGV-TV5 interviews IOBCWA President Patrick Nye and Member Steve Wilder in story about industrial expansion.
5/6/22: KIII-TV3 describes Enbridge's plans for $3 billion blue hydrogen facility next to Ingleside on the Bay.
4/22/22: IOBCWA Board Treasurer joins other IOB residents in KRIS-TV 6 story about passing ships damaging properties.
2021
12/9-12/30/21 (KEDT-FM): IOBCWA co-founder interviewed as part of 7-part series In Transparency We Trust
11/29/21: IOBCWA officers interviewed by Spectrum 1 News in segment called "Stop the dredging!".
11/10/21: Ingleside Index reports "David meets Goliath in IOB dispute"
10/4/21: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye featured in Texas Tribune article about the Karankawa and the struggle to prevent MODA expansion.
9/29/21: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye quoted in Caller Times article about More federal oversight for proposed desalination projects
9/23/21: KRIS-TV 6 reports that Environmental groups petition EPA over TCEQ permitting (including IOBCWA).
9/22/21: KRIS-TV 6 reports that EPA removes waiver on Port's Harbor Island desal permit.
9/17/21: Research team from UT Arlington receives NSF Smart & Connected Communities grant to monitor climate change in IOB.
9/8/21: Enbridge buys MODA for $3 billion, according to Caller-Times.
8/24/21: KRIS-TV 6 reports on IOBCWA's joining Indigenous groups to file injunction to stop MODA expansion.
8/21/21: MODA to do repair work on damaged dock.
8/3/21: Caller-Times reports on IOBCWA lawsuit with other organizations against USACE for approving MODA expansion.
6/17/21: STOP MODA NOW! webinar, hosted by IOBCWA and Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend, is well-attended.
5/11/21: IOBCWA files Amicus Brief with Hillcrest Residents Association to support Save Our Springs Alliance appeal against TCEQ.
5/7/21: Spectrum News 1 segment features IOBCWA President Patrick Nye describing how and why the Seagrass is Dying near IOB.
5/6/21: KRIS TV interviews IOBCWA President Patrick Nye on desalination as public comment period ends
5/4/21: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye appears on Spectrum News 1 segment re: opposition to MODA's expansion plans.
5/3/21: IOBCWA is featured, along with others, in online article by Rolling Stone Magazine entitled "The Corpus Christi Water Wars".
4/30/21: IOBCWA joins other organizations in filing TCEQ petition for rulemaking re: desalination intake.
4/22/21: TCEQ approves the "401" dredging permit to support MODA's constructing a new dock even closer to IOB.
4/13/21: USACE approves Permit SWG-1995-02221 ("404 determination") to allow MODA to construct a new dock even closer to IOB.
3/15/21: IOBCWA's own Emily Nye gives presentation on Desal: Where's the Fire? as part of Coastal Bend Desal Fight Prep Webinar.
3/15/21: The oil tanker, Riverside, rams into MODA's pier as it was leaving the dock fully loaded.
2/11-2/17/21: IOB residents without water and power for about 48 hours during South Texas Arctic Blast.
2/5/21: SOAH recommends permit denial of Port of Corpus Christi's desalination plant on Harbor Island.
2/1/21: IOBCWA President discusses concerns about impacts to seagrasses from MODA's expansion on KRIS-TV 6 segment.
1/16/21: Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend host prayer service in IOB to protest MODA's encroachment on historic Karankawan site.
1/6/21: IOB citizens report unusual odors to TCEQ, as shared in this story on KRIS-TV 6, featuring IOBCWA President Patrick Nye.
1/4/21: IOBCWA Executive Director Kathryn Masten interviewed on The Nueces County Voter.
2020
12/23/20: Corpus Christi Caller Times article concerning offshore export terminal features quote from IOBCWA Executive Director.
12/23/20: FracTracker publishes "Channels of Life: The Gulf Coast Buildout in Texas", a 12-minute video flyover of La Quinta Channel.
12/9/20: Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment (CAPE) launches 30-second anti-desalination video.
12/7/20: About 20 people comment at public hearing on Steel Dynamics plans to discharge waste into Chiltipin Creek that feeds Copano Bay.
12/5/20: Fire at Magellan Midstream in Corpus Christi sends seven people to the hospital with serious injuries.
12/1/20: Public hearing on MODA's permit expansion request unites opposition by Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend, IOBCWA, & others.
11/30/20: TCEQ's Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC) recommends denial of Port of Corpus Christi's desal plant permit on Harbor Island.
11/20/20: "Project Falcon" (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) puts plans on hold for building plastics plant near San Patricio County airport.
11/16/20: TAMUCC's Harte Research Institute posts statement on desalination that offshore is best.
11/15/20: IOB Mayor Jo Ehmann joins 9 other Coastal Bend mayors in letter opposing proposed Port of Corpus Christi legislation.
10/8-10/14/20: IOB residents weigh in during City of Corpus Christi's four town halls promoting the La Quinta Channel desalination plant.
10/7/20: IOBCWA executive director gets questions partially addressed at desalination forum hosted by KEDT.
10/3/20: CAPE launches billboard campaign throughout Nueces County, including anti-desal billboard designed by IOBCWA's own Emily Nye.
9/3/20: Region N 2021 Water Plan approved to include 3 desal plants on La Quinta Channel as "recommended water management strategies".
9/1/20: Ingleside on the Bay City Council passes resolution regarding desalination plants on La Quinta Channel.
9/1/20: Unmanned Magellan E&P natural gas platform begins to leak two miles offshore from Corpus Christi's Bob Hall pier.
8/25/20: Strengthening Hurricane Laura threatens oil, natural gas, and LNG in the Gulf and causes 4-foot storm surge in IOB.
8/21/20: Pipeline explosion in Corpus Christi kills four. Several others airlifted to San Antonio.
8/20/20: Dead Gulf menhaden in Ingleside on the Bay reported to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; appears to be due to algae bloom.
8/4/20: IOB opposition to La Quinta desal plant, based on IOB City Council presentation, is mentioned in News of San Patricio County article.
8/4/20: Port of Corpus Christi Long Range Planning (LRP) Committee considers Bayshore Drive ship wake solutions.
8/1/20: IOBCWA submits comments against desal plants included in Region N 2021 Water Plan.
7/25/20: Hurricane Hanna makes landfall as a Category 1, causing nearly 4 foot storm surge flooding IOB.
7/21/20: IOBCWA Executive Director Kathryn Masten speaks at Ingleside on the Bay City Council meeting on La Quinta desalination plants.
7/3/20: IOBCWA submits comments on Environmental Impact Statement scoping for US Army Corps Channel Deepening Project.
6/16/20: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye speaks at Ingleside on the Bay City Council meeting.
4/21/20: City of Corpus Christi approves $222 million TWDB loan application for funding desalination plants on Corpus Christi Bay.
4/9/20: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes plans for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of Corpus Christi Channel Deepening project.
3/26/20: Buckeye Partners submits 10-year maintenance dredging plan, with 15-day comment period, ending 4/10/20.
3/16/20: San Patricio County Judge declares disaster due to COVID-19.
3/6/20: Nearly 40 people attend talk on Desalination by Del Mar geology professor and IOB resident, Vernon Kramer.
2/28/20: Nearly 40 people attend "Community Visioning" workshop facilitated by architecture/engineering faculty and students from the University of Texas at Arlington's FUELED (FUture Environments Lab for Ecological Design) program. Here is a video of their field trip of IOB, in which they got to see "Landscapes of Oil + Water" up close.
2/25/20: At IOBCWA urging, State Senator Zaffirini and Representative Lozano submit joint letter requesting TCEQ hold a public meeting for La Quinta desalination permit.
2/16/20: This News of San Patricio article summarizes Jan. 29th presentation on IOBCWA's Sea Level Rise Mitigation Feasibility Study.
2/7/20: Unmanned workboat sinks in La Quinta Channel.
1/29/20: About 100 people attend public presentation by Mott MacDonald about "Ingleside on the Bay Relative Sea level Rise Impacts and Adaptation".
1/28/20: The Jan. 29th public meeting at the Brass Turtle to share sea level rise mitigation study results is featured in a news story on KRIS-TV Channel 6.
1/20/20: As a result of Mott MacDonald study, the Port of Corpus Christi agrees to help protect homes on IOB's Bayshore Drive from ship wake damage.
1/8/20: IOBCWA Secretary Kathryn Masten and IOB City Councilman Randy Cain are interviewed for KIII Channel 3 News story.
1/2/20: IOBCWA President Patrick Nye featured on front page of Jan. 2nd edition of The News of San Patricio County.
2019
12/30/19: IOBCWA receives $20,000 in GOMESA funding from San Patricio County Commissions to support feasibility study.
12/19/19: IOBCWA members attend Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG) strategy meeting for CDBG-MIT funding
12/12/19: Sunken vessel in La Quinta Channel located; IOBCWA board member helps rescue one of two crew members.
12/2/19: Texas Back in Business funding opportunity made available for businesses impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
12/2/19: Four IOB citizens speak at CDBG-MIT public hearing at Aransas County Navigation District
12/2/19: IOB receives 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS
11/28/19: Texas General Land Office releases draft of State Action Plan for $4.3B in CDBG-MIT funding
11/27/19: IOBCWA signs contract with Mott MacDonald Engineering for IOB Sea Level Mitigation Project Feasibility Study
11/21/19: Nearly 30 attend IOBCWA talk by Dr. Felix of TAMU-CC on air quality monitoring
11/19/19: Aransas County proposes living shoreline and shoreline restoration projects
11/15/19: Nearly 50 attend IOBCWA talk by Dr. Tissot of TAMU-CC on nuisance flooding and sea level rise
11/7/19: MODA considering pipeline between Ingleside and Taft
11/6/19: Construction starts on 24-mile Ingleside Pipeline and Harvest Midway Terminal
10/2/19: Seven IOB citizens speak at CDBG-MIT public hearing at Del Mar College
9/25/19: After informal meetings of concerned IOB residents throughout the summer, the Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association (IOBCWA) files to become a Texas nonprofit corporation.
8/13/19: LNG tanker and passenger ferry nearly collide at Port Aransas landing.
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