Petition to ask the Court to reverse LDEQ’s decision and vacate the extension for the PSD Permit. If Formosa Plastics wishes to pursue its project, it must instead apply for a new PSD permit likely requiring it to reduce the Chemical Complex’s emissions to meet the NAAQS.
In the News: New Orleans Public RadioJanuary 15, 2026
Cyndhia Ramatchandirane, Staff Scientist, Fossil Fuels Program: “What this report shows is that the pipeline would put these kids and teachers in harm’s way. There would be a very large cloud of CO2 that would cover the area, the houses, the school very quickly — within like 10 minutes.”
James Yskamp, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “The law is very clear in our view that [the department] should be applying the rules in place at the time of permitting.”
Drivers exposed to several types of life-threatening oil and gas waste are now asking the Department of Transportation to enforce regulations to protect them.
“The Port cannot rely on a decade-old permit for a project that no longer exists,” argues Bridgett McCoy, Earthjustice attorney representing the groups
Karankawa Tribe of Texas, Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, and Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association urge the U.S. Corps of Engineers to revoke the Clean Water Act permit; undertake supplemental reviews; and/or deny any further extension of the permit and require the Port of Corpus Christi Authority to submit a new permit application for any future proposed terminal at the site. They also request that they be added to the list of “interested parties.”
Petition seeking writ of mandamus to vacate two permits issued to DeepRock Disposal Solutions, LLC, for Class II wells to dispose of fracked gas waste within two miles of drinking water source.
Modeling report of a simulated rupture of a carbon dioxide pipeline near Sorrento Primary School / Orange Grove subdivision in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. A numerical modeling using computational fluid dynamics in a five-minute valve shutoff scenario.
***The report link has been updated to reflect a revised report that also includes the simulation results of a 10-minute valve shutoff scenario. The previous report version showed simulation results only for the 5-minute valve shutoff scenario.
In mid-July 2024, a resident discovered a shell deposit in an eroded bank at Donnel Point, located on La Quinta Channel. This property is owned by the Port of Corpus Christi and may be slated for development. Immediate steps must be taken to protect these cultural resources and preserve this place, which may be the last intact Indigenous settlement on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay.
Lake Charles Methanol II, LLC’s proposed facility and CO2 pipeline would pose significant toxic risks — what you need to know.
New facility could pollute communities, worsen flooding and threaten populated areas with carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline.
On behalf of For A Better Bayou, a request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources to take enforcement action, including to issue a Cease and Desist Order, require corrective measures, and take other appropriate action in response to the apparent unauthorized discharges of dredged materials into No Name Bayou and Calcasieu Lake, as well as the unlawful filling of No Name Bayou.
Lake Maurepas Preservation Society, RISE St. James, Concerned Citizens of St. John, Inc., Healthy Gulf, Earthworks, and Sierra Club respectfully submit these comments objecting to Air Products Blue Energy LLC’s application no. MVN-2011-03218-EDM for a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit and Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Section 10 permit pending review by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Comment letter to Army Corps of Engineers for Air Products’ Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit on behalf of Lake Maurepas Preservation Society, RISE St. James, Concerned Citizens of St. John, Inc., Healthy Gulf, Earthworks, and Sierra Club.
Air Products has proposed to build a massive project in southeast Louisiana that includes a large hydrogen/ammonia production plant with carbon capture, a 24-inch 38-mile long CO2 pipeline near communities in parts of Cancer Alley, through a vulnerable cypress-tupelo swamp, and into a popular lake where it plans to inject the facility’s waste CO2 emissions with 19 brand new platforms spread throughout the lake. This fact sheet provides more details about the project proposal and the potential impacts and risks to local communities and the environment.
Carta al Departamento de Transporte de los EE. UU. (DOT), la Administración de Ductos y Materiales Peligrosos y la Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportistas (FMSCA) en nombre de Truckers Movement for Justice, Ohio Valley Allies y otras organizaciones para exigirle al DOT el cumplimiento de la ley federal de materiales peligrosos para el transporte de materiales peligrosos, especialmente desechos de petróleo y gas. Asimismo, la carta solicita a la FMSCA realizar una auditoría de seguridad formal para todos los conductores que operan en yacimientos petrolíferos alrededor de Estados Unidos.
