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Happening Now: A #UnionPacific train carrying chemicals derailed on 66th St. in Houston's East End. One day before Thanksgiving, residents evacuated nearby apartments during authorities' investigations. There are no reported chemical leaks or health impacts. #EnvironmentalJustice
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Trump Administration plans to eliminate the US Chemical Safety Board-an agency that investigates petrochemical disasters. We & over 80 other communities & organizations call for full funding of the CSB to help prevent future disasters. Press release: bit.ly/4nSfT9B
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🎊Congratulations to @RGISCLaredo's Tricia Cortez on being selected as a 2025 Catalyst Award winner! The #CatalystAward celebrates women of color building a healthier, safer, more just world. Tricia's work in the Rio-Grande ensures water security, air quality, &climate resilience
October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We've seen what climate disasters do to the Texas grid. During floods & freezes solar & wind energy help keep the lights on for Texans. Join us, @ThirdActOrg & co-sponsors this Sunday, 9/21 for Sun Day, a celebration of solar and wind power. Register here: sundayhouston.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are proud to be co-sponsors of #SunDay Houston 2025! Join us Sep. 21st w/ @thirdactorg.bsky.social for a day of action & celebration. Learn how we can tackle #climatechange and advocate for solar and wind energy! The event will feature exhibits, workshops, music, & food!
September 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Fenceline Watch along w/ 200 observers demonstrated collective power as plenary began holding signs in multiple languages as delegates arrived, demanding govs fix the process, keep promises & finalize a meaningful treaty #GlobalPlasticTreaty
video credit @azuldotorg.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We are in Geneva for the final round of negotiations for the #GlobalPlasticTreaty. In day 2 delegations for Columbia & Peru stood up for a strong treaty addressing chemicals & the right to vote. Unfortunately, other counties pushed for low ambition focused only on waste management #StrongTreatyNow
August 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
🚨 Today +230 civil society organizations welcome the renewed commitment of +90 countries to forge a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution,protect human health&environment by addressing the full life cycle of plastic 🌍 ✊🏾 ##GlobalPlasticTreaty

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June 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happening now: fire on Brady’s Island along the Houston Ship Channel. Footage taken this evening at 8:27pm
June 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Rest In Power, Mr. Victor Villarreal. He left his mark as an incredible civic leader, advocate in the historic East End, fellow rabble-rouser, & friend. He spoke as he lived, with intention, and helped est. SuperNeighborhoods 65 & 82. You will be missed❤️🕊️ @Vecindario65_82
June 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
EPA has identified the Dow Chemical Olin facility as a high priority violator of the Clean Air Act for 12 quarters. Dow Chemical Olin facility also violator of Clean Water Act standards. History of non-compliance #ChemicalDisaster #EnvironmentalJustice
May 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fenceline Watch was proud to participate the 2025 #InternationalPelletCount! Huge thanks to our wonderful volunteers. In one snapshot we collected 658 plastic pellets in just one 10-minute round & collected over 1,200 pellets total. #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticsTreaty
May 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Join us this Saturday in Hartman Park for the International Plastic Pellet Count! Millions of plastic pellets are released into our waterways & end up in our bodies. Let's identify where plastic pellet pollution is happening & hold polluters accountable! 💪🏾#EnvironmentalJustice
May 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not an April Fool’s joke 👿
World’s biggest brands are exploiting #Texas communities to drive fossil fuel expansion, yet supply chains remains hidden, 🫣 evading accountability. #EnvironmentalJustice
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April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Eight protesters, including Fenceline Watch founder & director Yvette Arellano were arrested while peacefully protesting outside of #CERAWeek the largest global oil, gas, & petrochemical conference w/ 200 countries & dozens of fossil fuel CEO's. #CERAWeek2025 #ConfrontingCeraWeek
March 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today marks day 1 of CeraWeek 2025, the largest oil, gas & petrochemical conference. Community has been locked out from attending. Join Fenceline Watch each day this week as we recap what they are saying behind closed doors. #ceraweek #confrontingceraweek
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Happening Today! Join us at 11am @ Root Square Park for the March for Future Generations! CeraWeek is the 🌎 largest energy conference. Fossil fuel CEOs & gov’s around the world will be making decisions behind closed 🚪Community has been locked out Be heard! #confrontingceraweek
March 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Happening Today! Join Fenceline Watch, @txenvironment &orgs from around TX for Sunday for the Future at Discovery Green. Music, food, and workshops abt fossil fuels & our communities Register:actionnetwork.org/events/march-f…
#ceraweek #ceraweek25 #confrontingceraweek
March 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
READ & REPOST: @EPA EJScreen has been taken offline🚨 EJSreen a vital database enables our community to access health &demographic info & track environmental exposures. This move by admin takes information away from the people & puts our safety at risk #EnvironmentalJustice
February 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Help and sign the petition to request the legal processes be completed quickly so Greenpeace activists who took peaceful direct action in Daesen city to protest plastic pollution during #INC5 #globalplastictreaty can return home to their families. #Busan greenpeace.org/international/…
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Extreme cold weather deaths have impacted our unhoused community in the east end of #Houston. With no warming centers opening @FencelineWatch distributed an emergency winter kit for our unhoused neighbors. #ClimateCrisis #TrueCostofFossilFuels
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January 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM