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The sun rises over Matagorda Bay in Texas.
(ImageTek / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release: Victory August 13, 2026

Court Blocks Oil Export Project in the Gulf of Mexico

A federal appeals court rejected federal approval for the Texas GulfLink project; the same project secured $2 billion in funding through Trump’s trade deal with Japan
document August 12, 2026

Press Statement on GulfLink Fifth Circuit Decision

Press Statement from Better Brazoria re: Fifth circuit vacating federal approval of Texas GulfLink deepwater port.
Maurepas Swamp  protects South Louisiana residents from hurricanes, and is also a vibrant freshwater fishery. (Photo courtesy of Healthy Gulf)
Press Release: Victory July 1, 2026

Air Products Abandons Proposed Louisiana “Blue” Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant with Carbon Capture Scheme

Community groups celebrate the company’s decision to pull out — citing the huge risks associated with the project’s polluting facility and carbon dioxide pipeline
Drivers and their tanker trucks capable of hauling water and hydraulic fracturing liquid line up near a natural gas burn off flame and storage tanks in Williston, North Dakota. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Article March 27, 2026

Truck Drivers Hauling Oil’s Radioactive Waste Fight for Their Rights

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.
document March 18, 2026

Letter to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on NAAQS

Requesting a meeting to discuss LDEQ’s mandate and plan to remedy modeled National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) violations in the state
Sharon Lavigne of RISE St. James is an Earthjustice client and partner in a case against the “Sunshine Project” — a plant proposed by the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation. (Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / Earthjustice)
Press Release February 5, 2026

Groups Sue Over Formosa Plastics’ Permit Extensions

Suit challenges the fourth extension of air permit based on an outdated analysis
document February 5, 2026

Formosa PSD Permit Extension Petition for Judicial Review

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…
In the News: New Orleans Public Radio January 15, 2026

Parents worried proposed CO2 pipeline could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on nearby school, neighborhood

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.”
In the News: Canary Media January 13, 2026

What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard

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.”
A painting of a Karankawa fishing camp. (Frank Weir, courtesy of Texas Sea Grant College Program, Texas A&M University)
Press Release November 12, 2025

Indigenous and Local Groups Urge Army Corps to Revoke Permit for Dormant Donnel Point Terminal in Ingleside

“The Port cannot rely on a decade-old permit for a project that no longer exists,” argues Bridgett McCoy, Earthjustice attorney representing the groups
document November 12, 2025

Letter to Army Corps regarding Ingleside Terminal CWA 404 Permit (without exhibits)

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…
document November 7, 2025

DeepRock Mandamus Petition

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…
document November 2, 2025

Simulated Rupture of a Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Near Sorrento Primary School / Orange Grove Subdivision in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

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…
document October 8, 2025

Report on the Discovery of an Indigenous Archeological Site at Donnel Point, La Quinta Channel, San Patricio County, Texas

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…
Press Release October 8, 2025

Karankawa and Friends Celebrate Rediscovery of Indigenous Village and Seek Official Protection from the State of Texas

A local scientist and historian alerted the state to what they found at the site along the Corpus Christi Gulf Coast
document August 28, 2025

Lake Charles Methanol Fact Sheet

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…
Sediment fills waterways in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. (Courtesy of James Hiatt / For a Better Bayou)
Press Release August 13, 2025

Unauthorized Pollution and Filling of Waterways Associated with Gas Export Project Hurts Gulf Coast Shrimpers and Wildlife

Local group asks state and federal regulators for immediate enforcement action on potential Clean Water Act and other violations related to CP2 LNG