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All Eyes on the Gulf, Oil and Gas, Plastic Pollution
Court of Public Pollution: Diane Wilson v. Formosa Plastics
November 10, 2023
by
Alexis Young
“I had the bank president come down to the fish house – and I had never talked to that man a day in my life – and he came down in a three piece suit and he said he wanted to know,” Diane Wilson recalled. “He said, ‘Diane, are you starting a vigilante group to […]
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The Pharr Riot in Texas and the Need for Mexican-American Studies
September 20, 2023
by
Thomas Ray Garcia and Abigail Vela
I learned what it meant to be from the Rio Grande Valley by leaving for college. On the East Coast, I felt out of place: My cultural background alienated me from my white peers, while my white skin marked me as “not Latino enough” to fellow Latinos. Over several years, I embraced my in-between identity, […]
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Petrochemicals, All Eyes on the Gulf, Indigenous, Plastic Pollution
“We are the sacrifice zones”
June 01, 2023
by
People over Plastic staff with files from Alexis Young
For residents living in the suburb of Deer Park, Texas, the chemical fire which broke out at the Shell Chemical Plant on May 5th was far from an isolated incident. The community, located just over 20 miles from Houston, is made up of mostly single-family homes lined with gardens and prides itself on being a […]
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Indigenous, Climate, Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals
Like a Band-Aid on a bullet hole
May 12, 2023
by
People over Plastic
Carbon capture technology won’t be enough to reduce pollution created by proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project While the world is moving away from building new fossil fuel developments, a company in Texas has its sights on constructing a new one. The developer NextDecade wants to build a $10-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (or LNG) […]
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Climate, Indigenous, Petrochemicals
Brownsville Residents Brace For SpaceX’s Next Destructive Launch
May 03, 2023
by
People over Plastic
All Eyes on the Gulf: Brownsville Residents Brace For SpaceX’s Next Destructive Launch Josette Cruz’s daughter was watching the SpaceX launch along with her teacher and classmates. When the rocket left the launch pad, the classroom erupted in cheers, but Cruz’s daughter cried. “My daughter cried the day of the launch and that pissed […]
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