Working toward a healthier, more equitable future for communities on the frontlines of petrochemical pollution in Texas and Louisiana.
The Gulf Coast
Joined March 2023
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CLEAR Collaborative retweeted
Last year, a chemical disaster happened nearly every day in the U.S.
It doesn't have to be this way. Stronger rules and better enforcement can help prevent toxic chemical pollution & protect our health so that all communities can thrive. @project_descend bit.ly/3wABq1F
"As the oil and gas industry tells it, they’re the economic bedrock of the communities across the country where they operate," @project_descend co-founders Jo and Joy Banner write. "But jobs should not come at the cost of our health and safety."
wordinblack.com/2024/02/heal…
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WATCH: Texas has more chemical disasters than any other state, according to the chemical incident database from the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters. @CamiL_Ferrell
ehn.org/texas-chemical-emerg…
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Clean-up continues one year after the East Palestine petrochemical disaster. It's time to hold companies accountable and demand change. Spilltracker.org #banvinylchloride #spilltracker #beyondpetrochemicals #eastpalestineohio
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BREAKING:❗Our new report, released today with @MaterialRsrch, reveals that up to 36 million pounds of toxic #vinylchloride are transported across North American railways at any moment—putting millions at risk.
#BanPVC 🧵
toxicfreefuture.org/research…
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since july, i've been talking with residents of east palestine about their efforts to confirm whether pollution lingers in their homes, and how it will affect the rest of their lives. this is the story: grist.org/accountability/is-…
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💥NEW from me + the @pubhealthwatch team💥
Toxic chemical leaks. Timid Texas regulators. And years of government negligence.
The never-before-told story of Channelview: A community flooded with cancer-causing benzene and left behind by @TCEQ.
publichealthwatch.org/2023/1…
Since this piece published in @OneBreathHOU last year, TPC Group’s Houston plant has reported 5 pollution events during startups, shutdowns or malfunctions. A loophole in the Clean Air Act allows for this pollution—which can go on for hours, days or weeks.
clearcollab.org/tpc-groups-p…
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Don't miss a special episode of the @peoplexplastic podcast recorded Live @TexasSouthern! This dynamic convo features the voices of @DrBobBullard & Dr. Denae King of the @BullardCenter, Michael McKenzie of @TaprootEarth, & PoP co-founder Patrice Simms!
🎙️: tinyurl.com/y4pfkc4f
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Enough is enough. Please read our Op-Ed in the Houston Chronicle about how chemical disasters are too close to home for all of us. @airallianceHOU @BeyondPetrochem
houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
Chemical recycling is making pollution worse, exacerbating environmental injustices and definitely not solving the plastics crisis, according to a new report from @PlasticsBeyond & @ToxicsFree.
grist.org/accountability/a-n…
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"Advanced recycling" is one of the scariest tricks the chemical industry is trying to play on us this Halloween. Don't let them. Tell @EPA to protect our communities now: bit.ly/3QwTzoH
“We’re sick and tired of being sacrificed for the oil and gas industry to make billions,” says John Beard with the Port Arthur Community Action Network.
On EPA’s opportunity to close loopholes that allow petrochemical facilities to pollute:
Proposed regulations offer hope for communities battling petrochemical pollution. The EPA has an opportunity to limit pollution and protect frontline communities.
(Sponsored by @EnvDefenseFund) grist.org/sponsored/proposed…
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Ready to make a difference? Stop
by the @HipHopCaucus table at the HBCU Climate Change Conference & learn how you can help us move beyond petrochemicals. #StopPetrochemicals #NoNewPlants
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#HoldingOurPublicOfficialsAccountable
@yearsofliving @SolutionsProj
A surprise inspection of a chemical recycling plant in Zebulon, NC, found plenty of chemicals, but not much recycling.
In fact, inspectors wrote that the plant "has been unable to demonstrate that it has been or can be legitimately used or recycled."
theintercept.com/2023/09/28/…
Some of the alarming safety risks inspectors uncovered:
400+ containers of hazarous waste on site without a permit. Not a single fire extinguisher in a room w/ open, unlabeled containers of flammable chemicals.
On-site testing found ⬆️ levels of carcinogens in the water & soil.
And this, after plant operators assured neighbors that people nearby - residents of local public housing, kids at a school less than 800 ft. away - had no reason to worry.
@schuy_ler on the false promises of chemical recycling: theintercept.com/2023/09/28/…
CLEAR Collaborative retweeted
We’re celebrating our first anniversary by celebrating our partners successfully blocking five toxic petrochemical facilities. #BeyondPetrochemicals #ClimateWeek beyondpetrochemicals.org/new…
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🎙️ Join us for a transformative discussion in Houston, Texas with @peoplexplastic at the @BullardCenter. Reserve your spot now, and virtual attendees get the livestream link two days before the event. Don't wait – join us!
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