Could Texas Run Out Of Water? Wall Street Is Betting Big On It.

More Perfect UnionNovember 2025 Texas is facing a water crisis, and a billionaire is trying to cash in on it. Investor Kyle Bass wants to take 15 billion gallons of water from the East Texas area every year, sell it to big cities, and cash in. But local residents, lawmakers, and ranchers in East Texas…

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Are Data Centers the Next Frontier of Extraction in West Virginia?

100 Days in Appalachia & More Perfect UnionNovember 18, 2025 Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, several data centers could be built in the region. Are data centers a new extractive industry, or will they provide a much-needed…

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