Regional Office

Gulf Office

Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice

Media Inquiries

Dustin Renaud
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
drenaud@earthjustice.org

Legal Assistance Inquiries

Contacto de Prensa

Robert Valencia
Estratega de Comunicaciones y Asuntos Públicos Hispanos/Latinos
rvalencia@earthjustice.org

The Gulf Regional Office works with communities and other partners fighting for a healthy and just future in the Gulf. We work to cut pollution, end fossil fuel expansion, protect our region’s precious places and wildlife, transition to clean energy, and drive climate solutions that work for everyone.

Our Impact

Earthjustice represents Gulf and environmental groups in lawsuits against a proposed massive petrochemical complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana, and against the expansion of an oil and gas export terminal through a toxic Superfund site in Point Comfort, Texas. We stand alongside our hundreds of public-interest clients across the country, at the frontlines of the fight for justice and a healthy environment for all.

In recent years, Earthjustice and our partners have succeeded in:

Recent News
November 9, 2026 document

Supreme Court Decision on Big Bend Border Case

U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's emergency request to stay a lower court injunction blocking border wall construction and related infrastructure in and around Big Bend National Park in Texas.

A yellow excavator kicks up dust while grading land in a wilderness area with low vegetation and tall cliffs in the near distance.
November 9, 2026 Press Release

Supreme Court Clears Way for Border Construction in Big Bend, Putting National Park at Risk

Emergency order allows Trump administration to resume construction while legal challenge continues

In a large open area surrounded by dense forest, a row of gas-power turbines are flanked by three tall cranes, and construction and other industrial equipment. Dirt roads lead into the area.
October 30, 2026 Press Release

Court Denies xAI’s Motion to Dismiss Air Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s company

There are no exceptions that would allow this major source of air pollution to evade the law, and citizens have the right to defend themselves in Court against illegal pollution

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