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Water Scarcity and Clean Energy Collide in South Texas

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated
A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.

By Dylan Baddour

An Indian chemical company, Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc., has purchased the last available water supply from the Nueces River of South Texas, raising concerns of regional scarcity as reservoirs dwindle and drought persists. 

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