Dylan Baddour
dylanbaddour.bsky.social
Dylan Baddour
@dylanbaddour.bsky.social
Covering Texas for Inside Climate
News. Previously reporting from Colombia for WSJ, WaPo, Atlantic, Reuters y más. TX born. Likes plants
Good morning from Corpus Christi Bay
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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People here seem to like white trucks
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Turns out, national monuments are really important to protecting waterways across the country, especially in the arid Southwest.

My latest on a new report mapping how the national monuments threatened with downsizing by the Trump administration protect water:

insideclimatenews.org/news/0412202...
Trump Administration’s Threats to Shrink or Eliminate National Monuments Could Endanger Drinking Water for Millions - Inside Climate News
A new Center for American Progress report found 31 national monuments are the only conservation tool protecting 21,000 miles of rivers and streams that provide water for downstream communities.
insideclimatenews.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Power lines serving oilfields in the Permian Basin yesterday
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Portraits of oilfield infrastructure in the Permian Basin yesterday
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Portraits of oilfield infrastructure in the Permian Basin yesterday
December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Hi from the Permian Basin oil fields of West Texas
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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This three-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza celebrated her birthday on the rubble of what was once her home.
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
People here seem to like white trucks
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds.
Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds 
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
www.texasobserver.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“Poison gas may be present,” said this old sign today in Andrews County, West Texas
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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New from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org: Researchers in Houston found that 90% of new petrochemical facilities will be built in places with high concentrations of people of color and poor families.
Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
www.texasobserver.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hi from the Permian Basin oil fields of West Texas
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
Petrochemical expansion in Texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
www.sacurrent.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds | Inside Climate News

#GreenLightToPolluteInTexas
Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds  - Inside Climate News
Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.
insideclimatenews.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Israel’s genocide against Palestinians 'not over' despite ceasefire - new Amnesty briefing. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Israel’s genocide against Palestinians 'not over' despite ceasefire - new Amnesty briefing
Conditions for Palestinians in Gaza show no significant change, with no clear evidence to indicate that Israel’s intent has changed
www.amnesty.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Police find rail car loaded with meth at Formosa Plastics on the Texas Gulf Coast kqvt.com/meth-seizure...
Major drug bust right here in our backyard.
A K9 at Formosa just uncovered 128 Kilos of meth hidden inside rail car frames.
kqvt.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A firing squad in a park outside Houston this morning
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Death toll soars in Gaza, ministry reports 69,785 killed
<article data-history-node-id="431966" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-soars-gaza-ministry-reports-69785-killed" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-soars-gaza-ministry-reports-69785-killed" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Death toll soars in Gaza, ministry reports 69,785 killed</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Death toll in Gaza since the start of Israel's genocidal war on 7 October 2023 has risen to 69,785, as&nbsp;170,965 others have been wounded, Gaza's health ministry said on Wednesday.&nbsp;</p> <p>The ministry said that&nbsp;scores of&nbsp;victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defence teams are still unable to reach them.</p> <p>At least 357 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire was declared on 10 October, the ministry said in a statement on Telegram.&nbsp;</p> <p>During the same period,&nbsp;596 bodies have been recovered.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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China’s media suppression campaign is reaching around the globe to silence environmental journalists reporting on polluting Chinese companies.
How China Silences Environmental Reporters Beyond Its Borders - Inside Climate News
Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure.
insideclimatenews.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Texas has no regulations to protect workers from the state’s blistering heat and overturned city ordinances that required rest breaks. What does that mean for workers in one of the hottest parts of the country? @keertigopal.bsky.social and I spent months investigating for @insideclimatenews.org (1)
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM