Clean Gulf Commerce Coalition

Clean Gulf Commerce Coalition We are a coalition of Louisiana and Texas nonprofits campaigning for clean energy and against efforts to increase coal exports from the Gulf Coast states.

Regardless of where it's burned -- the U.S. or overseas -- coal contributes hugely to global warming. That's one of the reasons the Clean Gulf Commerce Coalition is campaigning against the expansion of coal exports out of Gulf Coast states. Coal dust and debris from export terminals also pollutes air and water, and in Louisiana in particular, coal terminals undermine efforts to restore coastal wet

lands. Our coalition works with local, state and national organizations -- Gulf Restoration Network, Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN), Air Alliance Houston, Texas Organizing Project (TOP), Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Public Citizen and Sierra Club. We combine community organizing with legal strategies and public education to reduce reliance on coal and promote reliance on clean energy.

08/22/2021
01/20/2021

Official Statement For Immediate Release.

07/29/2020
04/08/2020

In 2010, Congress commissioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the impact of fracking on drinking water. The U.S. EPA released its long-awaited final draft of its report today, assessing how fracking for oil and gas can impact access to safe drinking water. The report refuted...

04/07/2020

How the Trump administration bowed to industry pressure amid the imminent COVID-19 crisis well before National Emergency Declaration undermining the efforts of grassroots advocacy and public input. Environmental Injustice in the age of Coronavirus and community resistance (COVID-19)

The following article, believe it or not, highlights what Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services has been asking ...
04/08/2019

The following article, believe it or not, highlights what Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services has been asking for since 1996. To give the appearance that this is something new is wrong. Many EJ communities throughout the County have consistently asked for more monitors and strict enforcement of existing environmental rules and regulations. The bottom line is lack of support and due diligence from our elected officials at all levels. That was the case in 1996 and it hasn't changed much since then.
As an example, we know air monitors are expensive and that we need a lot more of them, especially along the Houston Ship Channel. Ask yourself, why do we give the industry huge tax breaks,and I mean HUGE, money that could have been used to purchase air monitors.

State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, told local officials they ought to ask for funding for more air monitors this legislative session. But they’re running out of time.

04/08/2019

State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, told local officials they ought to ask for funding for more air monitors this legislative session. But they’re running out of time.

02/22/2019

Our Netflix t.e.j.a.s. team fixing to take you on a journey: T.E.J.A.S TOXIC TOURS, welcome to . (coming soon to a computer or TV next to you) Keep an eye out for it.....Yvette Arellano, Ana Parras, Rosanne Barone, Priscilla Villa, Nalleli Hidalgo,and Maricely Perez. Help us fight for Environmental Justice communities, they too deserve a Clean Environment, talking about
Manchester in the eastend, Fifth Ward, Secondo Barrio, etc, etc.

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Austin, TX
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