EXCLUSIVE: You've probably never heard of Ingleside on the Bay before. Yet, the small, white, conservative South Texas town is now the unlikely Crude Oil Export Capital of America. Two oil spills in a year later, and residents are fuming. I spent three years looking into what exactly happened, and I hope you take the time to read this important story.

This is the first story of a three-part series produced by The Xylom and co-published by Drilled Media, Floodlight, and Deceleration News. Reporting of this story was supported by the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources (IJNR), and the Kelly-Douglas Fund at the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Are you affected by Enbridge’s crude oil export operations? The deadline to submit a public petition for the EPA to object to Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center's Title V Federal Operating Permit renewal is Tuesday, May 27th. Got tips, comments, suggestions? Reach out to me through email or Signal.

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