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
News. Previously reporting from Colombia for WSJ, WaPo, Atlantic, Reuters y más. TX born. Likes plants
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
The Guadalupe River flooded catastrophically in 1998. This was before the fracking boom put hundreds of massive oil tanks in its floodplains in the Eagle Ford Shale. Now, locals worry a repeat could trigger an environmental disaster.
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
The Guadalupe River flooded catastrophically in 1998. This was before the fracking boom put hundreds of massive oil tanks in its floodplains in the Eagle Ford Shale. Now, locals worry a repeat could trigger an environmental disaster.
“What we have seen in Gaza exceeds all legal, ethical, moral and humanitarian norms.” This is Pandora's Box and it's been opened. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-red...
Red Cross President: ‘What we have seen in Gaza exceeds all legal, ethical, moral and humanitarian norms’
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, has warned that the destruction in Gaza represents a collapse of all international standards. “What we…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“What we have seen in Gaza exceeds all legal, ethical, moral and humanitarian norms.” This is Pandora's Box and it's been opened. www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260209-red...
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The thing that has to be said here is that (1) this is still going on and (2) it’s actually getting worse, because the industry is producing ever more waste per barrel of oil or MMBTU of gas, because the easily accessible stuff is long gone.
For decades, Texas let drillers spread staggering amounts of radioactive and PFAS-ridden waste on the fringes of the nation’s fourth largest metro area — while making it virtually impossible for the public to know where.
Absolutely fucking insane story from @saulelbein.bsky.social today
Absolutely fucking insane story from @saulelbein.bsky.social today
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The thing that has to be said here is that (1) this is still going on and (2) it’s actually getting worse, because the industry is producing ever more waste per barrel of oil or MMBTU of gas, because the easily accessible stuff is long gone.
“Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there.” thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“Sure, Lee Oldham told me, he had spread radioactive fracking waste on Texas farmland. But in his defense, he never in a million years thought anyone would put a school there.” thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
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US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
"Draw a map of Texas that shows only the Guadalupe River"
February 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"Draw a map of Texas that shows only the Guadalupe River"
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
Fracking boom put oil field in Texas river’s floodplain www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
Fracking boom put oil field in Texas river’s floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
www.texastribune.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Fracking boom put oil field in Texas river’s floodplain www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the TX Guadalupe River Floodplain
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the TX Guadalupe River Floodplain
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
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‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News share.google/W4RwW6s6DA88...
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News share.google/W4RwW6s6DA88...
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Scary article from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and @peteraldhous.com
“When they were getting ready to drill there, he said, ‘Please don’t drill them here, it’s a floodplain. They will flood.’ The oil man says, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll have all the oil and gas out of this ground before the next flood.”
“When they were getting ready to drill there, he said, ‘Please don’t drill them here, it’s a floodplain. They will flood.’ The oil man says, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll have all the oil and gas out of this ground before the next flood.”
Fracking boom put oil field in Texas river’s floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
www.texastribune.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Scary article from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and @peteraldhous.com
“When they were getting ready to drill there, he said, ‘Please don’t drill them here, it’s a floodplain. They will flood.’ The oil man says, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll have all the oil and gas out of this ground before the next flood.”
“When they were getting ready to drill there, he said, ‘Please don’t drill them here, it’s a floodplain. They will flood.’ The oil man says, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll have all the oil and gas out of this ground before the next flood.”
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
“A disaster waiting to happen”: How the fracking boom put an oil field in the Guadalupe River floodplain www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
Fracking boom put oil field in Texas river’s floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
www.texastribune.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
“A disaster waiting to happen”: How the fracking boom put an oil field in the Guadalupe River floodplain www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
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Here's @texastribune.org with our @insideclimatenews.org story on flood hazards to tank batteries and other oil industry infrastructure in the Guadalupe River Basin. w/ @dylanbaddour.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
Fracking boom put oil field in Texas river’s floodplain
Lack of a state floodplain policy enabled oil companies to build in parts of Texas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
www.texastribune.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Here's @texastribune.org with our @insideclimatenews.org story on flood hazards to tank batteries and other oil industry infrastructure in the Guadalupe River Basin. w/ @dylanbaddour.bsky.social
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/09/t...
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You gotta appreciate a reporter who gets a tip from ... a nun.
Hear @dylanbaddour.bsky.social explain his tipster and his latest data-rich investigation about the effect on fracking on Texas floodplains. He and @peteraldhous.com are on ICN's Sunday Morning: insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Hear @dylanbaddour.bsky.social explain his tipster and his latest data-rich investigation about the effect on fracking on Texas floodplains. He and @peteraldhous.com are on ICN's Sunday Morning: insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Disaster Looms on the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins, Texas reporter Dylan Baddour and data journalist Peter Aldhous as they discuss ICN’s new investigation into how the fracking boom put an ...
insideclimatenews.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
You gotta appreciate a reporter who gets a tip from ... a nun.
Hear @dylanbaddour.bsky.social explain his tipster and his latest data-rich investigation about the effect on fracking on Texas floodplains. He and @peteraldhous.com are on ICN's Sunday Morning: insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Hear @dylanbaddour.bsky.social explain his tipster and his latest data-rich investigation about the effect on fracking on Texas floodplains. He and @peteraldhous.com are on ICN's Sunday Morning: insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
In 1998, Texas' Guadalupe River flooded. Then fracking came.
Now landowners worry oil tanks & waste could wash into local waters when the next one comes. @dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4aBpzln
Oil refineries are strung along the Ohio River.
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
Now landowners worry oil tanks & waste could wash into local waters when the next one comes. @dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4aBpzln
Oil refineries are strung along the Ohio River.
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
In 1998, Texas' Guadalupe River flooded. Then fracking came.
Now landowners worry oil tanks & waste could wash into local waters when the next one comes. @dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4aBpzln
Oil refineries are strung along the Ohio River.
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
Now landowners worry oil tanks & waste could wash into local waters when the next one comes. @dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4aBpzln
Oil refineries are strung along the Ohio River.
@amyactonoh.bsky.social
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"FEMA’s estimates for a 500-year flood understate present risk in many locations, research shows, as warming air and oceans continue to fuel an intensification of extreme rainfall."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202... via @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, @peteraldhous.com & @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202... via @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, @peteraldhous.com & @insideclimatenews.org
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 years ago.
insideclimatenews.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
"FEMA’s estimates for a 500-year flood understate present risk in many locations, research shows, as warming air and oceans continue to fuel an intensification of extreme rainfall."
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202... via @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, @peteraldhous.com & @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202... via @dylanbaddour.bsky.social, @peteraldhous.com & @insideclimatenews.org
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EXTRA: @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I were interviewed about our story on flood hazards for oil infrastructure in the Guadalupe River basin by @jsmithhopkins.bsky.social for the @insideclimatenews.org Sunday Morning video:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
Disaster Looms on the Guadalupe River Floodplain - Inside Climate News
Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins, Texas reporter Dylan Baddour and data journalist Peter Aldhous as they discuss ICN’s new investigation into how the fracking boom put an ...
insideclimatenews.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
EXTRA: @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I were interviewed about our story on flood hazards for oil infrastructure in the Guadalupe River basin by @jsmithhopkins.bsky.social for the @insideclimatenews.org Sunday Morning video:
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
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NEW from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I for @insideclimatenews.org
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
February 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
NEW from @dylanbaddour.bsky.social and I for @insideclimatenews.org
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
insideclimatenews.org/news/0802202...
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Plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Rio Grande Valley insideclimatenews.org/news/0402202...
Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands in Path of Border Wall - Inside Climate News
After years of bipartisan carveouts from Congress, plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
insideclimatenews.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Rio Grande Valley insideclimatenews.org/news/0402202...
Plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Rio Grande Valley insideclimatenews.org/news/0402202...
Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands in Path of Border Wall - Inside Climate News
After years of bipartisan carveouts from Congress, plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
insideclimatenews.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Rio Grande Valley insideclimatenews.org/news/0402202...
Moonrise in Gonzales County last weekend
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Moonrise in Gonzales County last weekend
But why?
Gustavo Petro ha terminado su reunión con Donald Trump hace unos minutos, esto fue la dedicatoria que le regaló:
Gustavo - Un gran honor.
Amo Colombia.
Un día lo llama narco otro lo piropea.
Gustavo - Un gran honor.
Amo Colombia.
Un día lo llama narco otro lo piropea.
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
But why?
As freezing temperatures swept over Texas, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin began to suck in air, leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas
Companies estimated about 1.6M lbs of regulated pollutants were released over 4 days
insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...
Companies estimated about 1.6M lbs of regulated pollutants were released over 4 days
insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...
Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Facilities in Texas Emitted 1.6 Million Pounds of Regulated Pollutants During Last Week’s Icy Weather - Inside Climate News
As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading oper...
insideclimatenews.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 PM
As freezing temperatures swept over Texas, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin began to suck in air, leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas
Companies estimated about 1.6M lbs of regulated pollutants were released over 4 days
insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...
Companies estimated about 1.6M lbs of regulated pollutants were released over 4 days
insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...
Reposted by Dylan Baddour
Many gas power projects for data centers with up to 500 megawatts of capacity — enough to power more than 200,000 homes — have received permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within a month, said Griffin Bird, an analyst who tracks gas plants for Environmental Integrity Project.
Huge Texas data centers will get their own gas power plants
The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.
www.texastribune.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Many gas power projects for data centers with up to 500 megawatts of capacity — enough to power more than 200,000 homes — have received permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within a month, said Griffin Bird, an analyst who tracks gas plants for Environmental Integrity Project.