Regional Office

Gulf Office

Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice

1-800-584-6460
info@earthjustice.org

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
July 30, 2026 document

MDEQ + MZX TECH (xAI) AGREED ORDER

The Agreed Order shows that Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) plans to allow the company to run some of its so-called temporary turbines for more than a year — a stark reversal from xAI’s promise to remove the turbines after a year.

Maurepas Swamp. Protected from Air Products' CO2 pipeline.
July 1, 2026 Press Release: Victory

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

A purple-hued thermal image shows emissions from a row of turbines as bright yellow. The emissions are not visible with the unaided human eye.
June 16, 2026 Press Release

Trump Administration Attempts Massive Power Grab in Defense of Musk’s Company, xAI

DOJ wants to give itself veto power over citizen suits, a key legal tool used to protect communities from illegal pollution for over 50 years

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