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Visualizing Pollution: Corpus Christi Data Dashboard
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Overview
The Corpus Christi Data Dashboard is a comprehensive map viewer developed by FracTracker Alliance Data and GIS Intern Paulina Hruskoci and Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association that visualizes air and water quality data in the Corpus Christi, Texas, area using Earthworks Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) imagery videos, air and water pollution monitor data, and facility locations.
Corpus Christi Data Dashboard
This interactive map looks at information regarding air quality, water quality, and facility location in the Corpus Christi bay area.
View the map “Details” tab below in the top right corner to learn more and access the data, or click on the map to explore the dynamic version of this data. Data sources are also listed at the end of this article.
In order to turn layers on and off in the map, use the Layers dropdown menu. This tool is only available in Full Screen view.
Items will activate in this map dependent on the level of zoom in or out.
View Full Size Map | Updated 5/1/2023 | Map Tutorial
Background
Pollution in Corpus Christi has been recognized as an environmental justice issue, with plants located disproportionately near Black and low-income communities. Although local groups have filed several complaints with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, their concerns have been largely ignored.
In October 2022, Black residents in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Corpus Christi filed a civil rights lawsuit to prevent new desalination plants from being built in the city, sacrificing the community’s needs for large amounts of additional water. This is the third civil rights lawsuit filed for the residents since 2007. Previous complaints include preventing a sewage treatment plant from being built and relocating residents for the construction of a new highway bridge.
Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Neighborhood
Once-thriving Black communities, Hillcrest and the adjoining Washington-Coles neighborhood are two of the city’s oldest and largest minority neighborhoods.
![Hillcrest Park, Texas](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52560295708_0a4432f2aa_k-845x684.jpg)
A predominantly Hispanic and Black neighborhood, Hillcrest is hemmed in by miles of an industrial stretch known as Refinery Row to the west, and oil tanks lining the inner harbor to the north.
CITGO’s Corpus Christi East Refinery was among 13 facilities that exceeded the EPA’s “action level” for average annual benzene emissions in 2020.
Many Hillcrest residents have moved out under a voluntary resettlement plan with the Port of Corpus Christi.
Image by Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2022
Current Data
Local activist groups, including Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association, and Earthworks, have begun to hold corporations accountable through data.
Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) imagery videos were acquired by Earthworks researchers in December 2021. These videos were uploaded to Youtube and are linked in the map viewer.
The current air and water quality data provides a baseline for comparison of future pollution issues. This data can serve as a tool of accountability if future environmental justice and climate crisis events occur.
The Texas Stream Team has published water quality data for the entire state, so particular attention was paid to Corpus Christ in this map viewer. Stream Team Data was trimmed to five counties in Corpus Christi: Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio, Aransas, and Refugio.
Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association has placed several air monitors at locations throughout the bay to collect data on relevant air quality variables, including particulate matter. Both NO2 and O3 air pollution within Corpus Christi fall below nationwide legal acceptable limits based on current air monitor data, 50 ppb and 70 ppb respectively.
Particulate Matter 2.5 can be harmful as small particles enter your bloodstream and lungs, causing adverse health impacts. According to the EPA, these impacts can include irregularities for the heart, decreased lung function, and even premature death for those with underlying heart or lung conditions. All 10 air monitoring sites with PM 2.5 data fall above the annual recommended limit from the World Health Organization of 5. This is especially concerning considering outlier events such as oil spills or flares from current industry, as well as proposed future development in the area.
Emerging Issues
The predominantly Black Hillcrest neighborhood in Corpus Christi has brought multiple environmental justice complaints. The Hillcrest neighborhood is surrounded by two primary environmental justice concerns: Refinery Row to the west and Interstate 37 to the south. Unfortunately, there is also a lack of water and air data collection in the Hillcrest neighborhood. Monitoring should increase in this area to hold corporations and local development accountable for the environmental justice complaints.
Additionally, the Gregory area in Corpus Christi, a predominantly Hispanic and rural area, has particularly high numbers of particulate matter 2.5, with averages as high as 11.19 and 9.91 throughout the area. Gregory is nestled between multiple Lotte Exxon facilities, as well as the Exxon-SABIC Cracker.
As articulated in a recent blog post by FracTracker, there are also four new desalination plants that have been proposed throughout the region. These will only decrease the local water supply, as well as potentially increase discharge of toxic waste. The Corpus Christi region also submitted a pitch for a regional Hydrogen Hub proposal. Marketed as “clean energy,” the introduction of hydrogen comes with a range of safety issues, including its high flammability and potential for leakage into the atmosphere. The associated environmental justice concerns with both desalination plants and a potential hydrogen hub should be elevated and prioritized.
Image by Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2022
The Take Away
- Pollution in Corpus Christi has been recognized as an environmental justice issue, with plants located disproportionately near Black and low-income communities.
- Visualizing current air and water quality data provides a baseline for comparison of future pollution issues and can serve as a tool of accountability if future environmental justice and climate crisis events occur.
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![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Figure-2.-There-are-50-operational-oil-and-gas-wells-permitted-on-California-state-lands-in-the-Sacramento-River-Delta-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Oil and Gas Wells on California State Lands
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Control-your-dust-frac-sand-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Industrial Impacts in Michigan: A Photo Essay & Story Map
![CA Setbacks Map](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CASetbacksMappic-1030x422.jpg)
People and Production: Reducing Risk in California Extraction
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EQT-Tioga-Wide-7.gif)
Documenting emissions from new oil and gas wells in California
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TAuch_infrastructure-wellpad-sandtruck-ChesapeakeAppalachia-RainSulWellpad-SullivanCounty-PA_July2020-feature-1030x458.jpg)
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FracTracker-in-the-Field-promotion5-1030x579.jpg)
FracTracker in the Field: Building a Live Virtual Map
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Loyalsock-feature-1030x458.jpg)
![Mapping gathering lines in OH and WV feature](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mapping-gathering-lines-in-OH-and-WV-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Mapping Gathering Lines in Ohio and West Virginia
![Oil & Gas waste tank operated by SWEPI and Enervest at the Hayes pad, Otsego County, Michigan May 21st, 2016](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Oil-Gas-waste-tank-in-Michigan-feature-1030x295.jpg)
The North Dakota Shale Viewer Reimagined: Mapping the Water and Waste Impact
![FracTracker Falcon Pipeline spills map](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FalconPipelineFrontPage-1030x295.jpg)
Falcon Pipeline Construction Releases over 250,000 Gallons of Drilling Fluid in Pennsylvania and Ohio
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CalGEM-Drilling-and-Rework-Permits-2015-2020-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Systematic Racism in Kern County Oil and Gas Permitting Ordinance
![Bushkill Falls PA](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/waterfall-1806956_1920-1030x497.jpg)
Fracking Water Use in Pennsylvania Increases Dramatically
![North Brooklyn Pipeline demographics map](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/North-Brooklyn-Pipeline-demographics_1-1030x420.jpg)
New Yorkers mount resistance against North Brooklyn Pipeline
![Map of New 2020 Fracking Permits in California](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Map-of-New-2020-Fracking-Permits-in-California-1030x495.jpg)
California, Back in Frack
![California well pad](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/California-well-pad-1030x458.jpg)
California Setback Analyses Summary
![Compressor station within Loyalsock State Forest, PA.](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Compressor-station-within-Loyalsock-State-Forest-PA-1030x458.jpg)
Air Pollution from Pennsylvania Shale Gas Compressor Stations – REPORT
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/New-York-State-Oil-Gas-Well-Viewer-2020-1030x633.jpg)
New York State Oil & Gas Wells – 2020 Update
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/National-map-feature-3.png)
National Energy and Petrochemical Map
![California Governor Gavin Newsom looks at surface expression oil spills](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/California-Governor-Gavin-Newsom--1030x457.jpg)
Governor Newsom Must Do More to Address the Cause of Oil Spill Surface Expressions
![Governor Newsom Well Watch website for California drilling](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-21-at-2.22.05-PM-1030x463.png)
Oil & Gas Well Permits Issued By Newsom Administration Rival Those Issued Under Gov. Jerry Brown
![destroyed home following pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/San-Bruno-Aftermath-feature-image.png)
Pipelines Continue to Catch Fire and Explode
![Overhead view of injection well](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Brookfield-1030x458.jpg)
The Hidden Inefficiencies and Environmental Costs of Fracking in Ohio
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PA-2019-Fracked-Gas-Production-Feature-1030x458.jpg)
Fracking in Pennsylvania: Not Worth It
![Captina Creek Watershed Feature](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Captina-Creek-Watershed-Feature-1030x457.jpg)
Fracking Threatens Ohio’s Captina Creek Watershed
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Newsom-Well-Watch-Feature-1030x458.jpg)
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Oil-and-gas-drilling-in-ND.-Photo-by-Nick-Lund-NPCA-2014-feature-1030x458.jpg)
How State Regulations Hold Us back and What Other Countries are doing about Fracking
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2018-NYS-Oil-and-Gas-Wells-feature-image-2-1030x458.jpg)
New Method for Locating Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells is Tested in New York State
![Ohio Secret Fracking Chemicals Report](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/OHSecretChem-797x1030.png)
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Abandoned-wells-PA-feature-1030x458.png)
Abandoned Wells in Pennsylvania: We’re Not Doing Enough
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC_0624_LowRes-1030x674.jpg)
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cracker-Plant-2-1030x469.jpg)
The Underlying Politics and Unconventional Well Fundamentals of an Appalachian Storage Hub
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/inglewood-field-ca-feature-1-1030x458.jpg)
Permitting New Oil and Gas Wells Under the Newsom Administration
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Beaver-Cracker-Plant-Feature-1030x458.jpg)
Mapping the Petrochemical Build-Out Along the Ohio River
![Urban Drilling in Los Angeles](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SignalHill_DavidMcNew_GettyImages_edit.jpg)
Impact of a 2,500′ Oil and Gas Well Setback in California
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Washington-County-Rig-2-1030x458.jpg)
Production and Location Trends in PA: A Moving Target
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PipelineConstructionFeature-1030x458.png)
The Falcon Public Monitoring Project
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/YouAreHereMap2-1030x458.png)
Release: The 2019 You Are Here map launches, showing New York’s hurdles to climate leadership
![https://www.kvpr.org/post/dormant-risky-new-state-law-aims-prevent-problems-idle-oil-and-gas-wells](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IdleWellsHathaway_resize.jpg)
Idle Wells are a Major Risk
![DOGGR](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/chevron-surface-expression_resize.jpg)
Literally Millions of Failing, Abandoned Wells
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/KSOKNE-Injection-Wells-1030x458.png)
Wicked Witch of the Waste
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PipelineConstructionPA.png)
The Growing Web of Oil and Gas Pipelines
![destroyed home following pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/San-Bruno-Aftermath-feature-image.png)
Unnatural Disasters
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SWD_PA2-1030x458.png)
Getting Rid of All of that Waste – Increasing Use of Oil and Gas Injection Wells in Pennsylvania
![Bird's eye view of an injection well (oil and gas waste disposal)](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/InjectionWell-Sky-Feature.jpg)
A Disturbing Tale of Diminishing Returns in Ohio
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/UncWellsPerYear_2005_2018-1030x682.png)
Pennsylvania Drilling Trends in 2018
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