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The movement to end plastic pollution is strong!

Stream Suzanne Smoke's talk "Protecting the Lifeblood of Mother Earth from Plastic" for @plasticpollutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxED...

#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #TEDx #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch #EnvironmentalJustice
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November 8, 2025 Program
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December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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7 governors have petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency to list #microplastics in drinking water as unregulated contaminants. #EnvironmentalJustice www.plasticsnews.com/public-polic...
Governors ask EPA for national microplastics drinking water monitoring
Governors from 7 states want the EPA to develop national monitoring of microplastics in drinking water, seen as a step toward federal standards.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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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
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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
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Happening now: Oil spill reported in Galveston. Vessel operated by Forestwave Navigation BV struck Pier 32. Amount of oil leaked unkown. Ship channel closed from Gulf Copper to Pelican Island Bridge since Tuesday night #ChemicalDisaster
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October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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🎊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
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The Houston Ship Channel is 9k miles from Lakhigam India yet both our communities face #toxic multigenerational harm caused by petrochemicals for plastic. Director Yvette Arellano shares the need for a strong #globalplastictreaty to protect human health

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September 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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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
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The #chemicals used to make clothes harm the most vulnerable. In response to chemicals & plastics in kids’ clothing, we’re calling on The Children’s Place, Carter’s, and H&M to stop making so many clothes out of #polyester #plastic! Take action today! takeaction.io/ehsc/tell-the-…
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August 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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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
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August 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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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
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Happening now: Tank fire in Baytown, shelter-in-place in effect for communities of Evergreen Fairways&Trinity Oak, told to shut HVAC system, stay indoors until further notice. Site of tank, materials/chemicals currently not reported #EnvironmentalJustice

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Shelter-in-place order issued for Baytown neighborhoods due to tank fire
The Baytown Fire Department has issued a shelter-in-place order for two neighborhoods after a tank fire broke out Thursday.
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June 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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
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Update: 4 workers hospitalized due to #DowChemical Olin level 3 chlorine chemical leak in #Freeport. Approx. 10k lbs of chlorine gas released into community for nearly 1hr. Dow facility major violator of Clean Air Act, 3yrs running #EnvironmentalJustice

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10,000 pounds of chlorine leaked for 48 minutes from Freeport industrial plant
A new report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality show that 10,000 pounds of chlorine was released during Tuesday’s incident at at an industrial plant in Freeport.
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May 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The American Lung Association reported #Houston recently got a"F" for its air quality. Why is it such an issue in Texas? Houston is home to the largest petrochemical complex in the US. #Petrochemicals @LungAssociation @BeyondPetrochem #BFFP #PlasticsTreaty

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Houston ranked among worst cities for ozone, air pollution: report
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May 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Big Oil,billionaires, &corporate bullies are trying to silence free speech & takecontrol of our democracy. It’s time to resist. Stand up for our rights & freedoms. Over 400organizations signed the org letter. Will your crew join? #TimeToResist bit.ly/3YCtHLM #Greenpeace
Ally Sign On: Greenpeace Open Letter to Energy Transfer
Submit your information below to sign this open letter to Energy Transfer in solidarity with Greenpeace : We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, formally express our solidarity with Greenp...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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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
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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
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#Trump administration denies #FEMA to tornado-ravaged Arkansas following his denial of funds after Los Angeles fires. Houston #HurricaneSeason begins in June as Trump cuts #NOAA funding.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders fights Trump admin's disaster aid denial to ruby-red Arkansas
The Trump ally urged him to reverse his administration's decision to deny federal aid to her state after deadly storms last month.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Major name brands are fueling the fracking & petrochemical boom @standearth & @ciel_tweets identify 25 consumer brands linked to industry causing low birth weights, reproductive, and developmental harm in our Houston communities #EnvironmentalJustice

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Coca-Cola under fire after bombshell report exposes ties to controversial industry: 'The cost is irreversible damage to our children's health'
This system costs consumers money and creates unhealthy environments.
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April 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Happening now: Chemical spill in Galena Park at Targa Resources facility. Facility is an export terminal for propane, butanes, ethane propane. Targa currently expanding facility for 2027. #EnvironmentalJustice

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April 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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For #EarthDay2025, we want to share with you the beauty of #Houston, Texas. Click the link below, pay special attention to Magnolia Park & Manchester SuperNeighborhood 65 & 82 @Vecindario65_82. Wild about Equity: An Examination of Houston's Biodiversity
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Wild about Equity: An Examination of Houston's Biodiversity
The inequitable distribution of Houston’s green space and wildlife
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April 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Join @RGISCLaredo to celebrate Madre Tierra for Laredo Encuentro for workshops, hikes, film screenings, & platicas/conversations. Thank you @GreenLatinos for supporting Texas #Latinos organizing. Learn how to join in at rgisc.org
#Earthday
Home - RGISC
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April 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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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
FULL READ: stand.earth/resources/frac…
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th @ciel_org @breakfreefromplastic
April 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM