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
A blurry figure in the foreground looks at the construction of gas turbines behind a tarp-covered fance.
October 20, 2026 Press Release: Victory

Judge throws out U.S. DOJ attempt to deny communities’ day in court against Musk’s company, xAI

Such citizen suits serve as an essential backstop — and often a last resort — for communities when government regulators fail to hold polluters accountable.

October 19, 2026 document

Denial of DOJ’s attempt to dismiss NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit against xAI

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to dismiss NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit, which challenges xAI's continued operation of an illegal, unpermitted gas-fired power plant in Mississippi.

October 19, 2026 document

Motion for a stay denied NAACP v xAI

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Department of Justice’s motion for a stay of the district court proceedings on October 19, 2026.

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