Houston Public MediaJan 7, 2025

Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, money flows to Matagorda Bay and its fishermen.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/01/07/509971/a-shrimpers-crusade-pays-big-dividends-on-a-remote-stretch-of-texas-coastline/

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A shrimper’s crusade pays big dividends on a remote stretch of Texas coastline

Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, money flows to “the bay and the fishermen.”

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Houston Public MediaNov 8, 2024

Parts of Texas' shoreline were unrecognizable after Hurricane Beryl wreaked havoc on the coast, destroyed dunes and immediately caused the shore to become largely inaccessible, new drone imagery shows. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/11/08/505475/drone-images-reveal-hurricane-beryls-impact-on-texas-coast/

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Drone images reveal Hurricane Beryl’s impact on Texas coast

University of Houston researchers captured images along the shoreline near Galveston and Matagorda Bay before and after the devastating storm made landfall on July 8. The images show a washed-out beachfront with damaged dunes.

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