Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer
The Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer is an aquifer in Texas, United States.[1]
The aquifer supplies water to about 12 million homes in East Texas.[2]
The aquifer's water quality is at risk from leaks and spills from the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. In 2012, the Tar Sands Blockade mounted a campaign of peaceful and sustained civil disobedience to protect the water quality of the aquifer by stopping the pipeline.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer". Texas Water Development Board. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Kenny (2012-07-24). "Tar Sands in the Basin: Politics and Protests". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
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