Highlights of Our Work:

• Right now, the fossil fuel industry is launching a massive shift from fossil energy to petrochemicals, with a significant number of petrochemical facilities planned to be built or expanded — primarily in Gulf Coast and Appalachian communities already threatened by high levels of pollution. We’re going to court to stop the industry from breaking ground on these toxic facilities.
• We’re currently representing residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana — part of an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River dubbed “Cancer Alley” — to stop the proposed $9.4 billion Formosa FG/LA Petrochemical Complex. We’re also working on petrochemical infrastructure fights in the Appalachian Ohio River Valley.
• We’re fighting the industry’s attempts to significantly increase crude oil exports with the proposed construction of 11 new offshore deepwater ports in the Gulf Coast region, which would cause significant greenhouse gas emissions and pose significant health and environmental risks. We’re currently involved in administrative challenges of the Sea Port Oil Terminal near Freeport, Texas, as well as the proposed Plaquemines Liquids Terminal, located near Ironton, Louisiana.
• We’re working to block oil pipelines that cut through communities and lands, contaminate our waters, and lock in fossil fuels long into the future.
• We’re joining the fight against fracking by partnering with Appalachian communities impacted by fracking wastewater practices that spread radioactive materials on roads or in landfills.