This morning, Congress voted to circumvent Clean Air Act standards, opening the door for petrochemical facilities to emit greater amounts of toxic chemicals into communities & strips state rights to enact stronger rules #CleanAirAct #EnvironmentalJustice
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10,000 pounds of chlorine leaked for 48 minutes from Freeport industrial plant
A new report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality show that 10,000 pounds of chlorine was released during Tuesdayβs incident at at an industrial plant in Freeport.
Update: 4 workers hospitalized due to #DowChemical Olin level 3 chlorine chemical leak in #Freeport. Approx. 10k lbs of chlorine gas released into community for nearly 1hr. Dow facility major violator of Clean Air Act, 3yrs running #EnvironmentalJustice
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https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/05/20/chemical-leak-at-freeport-industrial-plant-prompts-shelter-in-place/
Happening Now: Dow Chemical facility in Freeport releasing chlorine, level 3 alert meaning chemical is now in surrounding community. Shelter-in-place put into effect, Brazosport ISD in lockdown. #ChemicalDisaster
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Additionally, Brazosport CAER site requires registration through 3rd party account or guest access requiring address, first name, last name & phone number/email in order to receive information on disaster #ChemicalDisaster #EnvironmentalJustice
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EPA has identified the Dow Chemical Olin facility as a high priority violator of the Clean Air Act for 12 quarters. Dow Chemical Olin facility also violator of Clean Water Act standards. History of non-compliance #ChemicalDisaster #EnvironmentalJustice
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YouTube video by KPRC 2 Click2Houston
Houston ranked among worst cities for ozone, air pollution: report
The American Lung Association reported #Houston recently got a"F" for its air quality. Why is it such an issue in Texas? Houston is home to the largest petrochemical complex in the US. #Petrochemicals @LungAssociation @BeyondPetrochem #BFFP #PlasticsTreaty
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Join us this Saturday in Hartman Park for the International Plastic Pellet Count! Millions of plastic pellets are released into our waterways & end up in our bodies. Let's identify where plastic pellet pollution is happening & hold polluters accountable! πͺπΎ#EnvironmentalJustice
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Home - RGISC
Join @RGISCLaredo to celebrate Madre Tierra for Laredo Encuentro for workshops, hikes, film screenings, & platicas/conversations. Thank you @GreenLatinos for supporting Texas #Latinos organizing. Learn how to join in at rgisc.org
#Earthday
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Eight protesters, including Fenceline Watch founder & director Yvette Arellano were arrested while peacefully protesting outside of #CERAWeek the largest global oil, gas, & petrochemical conference w/ 200 countries & dozens of fossil fuel CEO's. #CERAWeek2025 #ConfrontingCeraWeek
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About 200 have gathered outside CERAWeek to call for climate justice and for the oil and gas CEOs gathered inside to be held accountable for climate crimes. The protest was largely organized by the American Indian Movement Central TX & TX Campaign for the Environment.
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Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
NEW TRUMP Executive Order: English as official language &removes federal requirement to provide translation/interpretation. Oppressing migrant communities into an info blackout.81% of U.S. Latinos agree that #climatechange isa top priority
#LanguageJustice
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READ & REPOST: @EPA EJScreen has been taken offlineπ¨ EJSreen a vital database enables our community to access health &demographic info & track environmental exposures. This move by admin takes information away from the people & puts our safety at risk #EnvironmentalJustice
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Guide to Using TRI Data to Reduce Pollution in Your Community | US EPA
A guide for users to understand how Toxics Release Inventory data can help to assess sources of toxic chemical pollution in their communities and identify potential opportunities to reduce that pollut...
Our efforts have paid off! Today @EPA @EPAChemSafety launched "Guide to Using TRI Data to Reduce Pollution in Your Community" it helps find toxics data, health&environmental harms using TRI/EJScreen/RSEI &connect to EPA/state agencies #EnironmentalJustice
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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11122024/as-global-treaty-efforts-stall-states-battle-over-plastic-pollution/
"[A Global Plastic Treaty] with tight regulations on what chemicals can be sold, the movement of those chemicals and the health impacts of those chemicals, lifts all boatsβ #EnvironmentalJustice #GlobalPlasticTreaty #INC-5
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https://publichealthwatch.org/2024/12/12/houston-air-pollution-benzene-cancer/
βOur communities are forced to bear the brunt of production of petrochemicals ...tight global regulations in the treaty on what chemicals can be sold, movement of chemicals& health impacts lifts all boatsβ #INC5 #GlobalPlasticTreaty #EnvironmentalJustice
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People Over Petro Coalition supports people in our communities to create a world that puts peopleβs health and well-being over fossil-fueled corporate profits
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