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Yvette Arellano
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This morning, Congress voted to circumvent Clean Air Act standards, opening the door for petrochemical facilities to emit greater amounts of toxic chemicals into communities & strips state rights to enact stronger rules #CleanAirAct #EnvironmentalJustice

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May 22, 2025 at 3:48 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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Happening Now: Dow Chemical facility in Freeport releasing chlorine, level 3 alert meaning chemical is now in surrounding community. Shelter-in-place put into effect, Brazosport ISD in lockdown. #ChemicalDisaster

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https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/05/20/chemical-leak-at-freeport-industrial-plant-prompts-shelter-in-place/
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May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Additionally, Brazosport CAER site requires registration through 3rd party account or guest access requiring address, first name, last name & phone number/email in order to receive information on disaster #ChemicalDisaster #EnvironmentalJustice
May 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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
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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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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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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
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April 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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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
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Those who love our planet showing up with love and in community to protest the start of CERA week in Houston on Sunday #CERAWeek
March 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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About 200 have gathered outside CERAWeek to call for climate justice and for the oil and gas CEOs gathered inside to be held accountable for climate crimes. The protest was largely organized by the American Indian Movement Central TX & TX Campaign for the Environment.
March 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Climate protest at #ceraweek, certainly the biggest one in recent memory.
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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NEW TRUMP Executive Order: English as official language &removes federal requirement to provide translation/interpretation. Oppressing migrant communities into an info blackout.81% of U.S. Latinos agree that #climatechange isa top priority
#LanguageJustice

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Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
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March 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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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
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Our efforts have paid off! Today @EPA @EPAChemSafety launched "Guide to Using TRI Data to Reduce Pollution in Your Community" it helps find toxics data, health&environmental harms using TRI/EJScreen/RSEI &connect to EPA/state agencies #EnironmentalJustice

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Guide to Using TRI Data to Reduce Pollution in Your Community | US EPA
A guide for users to understand how Toxics Release Inventory data can help to assess sources of toxic chemical pollution in their communities and identify potential opportunities to reduce that pollut...
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December 20, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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"[A Global Plastic Treaty] with tight regulations on what chemicals can be sold, the movement of those chemicals and the health impacts of those chemicals, lifts all boats” #EnvironmentalJustice #GlobalPlasticTreaty #INC-5

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https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11122024/as-global-treaty-efforts-stall-states-battle-over-plastic-pollution/
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December 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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“Our communities are forced to bear the brunt of production of petrochemicals ...tight global regulations in the treaty on what chemicals can be sold, movement of chemicals& health impacts lifts all boats” #INC5 #GlobalPlasticTreaty #EnvironmentalJustice

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https://publichealthwatch.org/2024/12/12/houston-air-pollution-benzene-cancer/
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December 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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The incoming administration stating it will fast track permits & slash protections of our air, water & land to highest bidder #EnvironmentalJustice #CorporateCapture

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Trump Says He’ll Fast-Track Any Permit Request If Treasury Is Paid $1 Billion
Trump’s proposal could run afoul of a federal law requiring environmental reviews of all major infrastructure projects.
truthout.org
December 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM