Rio Bravo Office is a meeting and office space shared by several social justice and environmental justice community organizations located at 1235 E Adams Street in downtown Brownsville, TX. Rio Bravo Office opened in the fall of 2023 and has hosted many film screenings, panels, organization meetings, art-making workshops, and more. The office space alsoContinue reading "Rio Bravo Office"
Just Recovery
Climate Change has spurred disaster season to be year-round, not just hurricane season. STEJN found a need for their Just-Recovery Kits through their community organizing efforts in the county’s colonias and through disaster relief workshops aimed at colonia families. The Just Recovery Kits are the centerpiece of STEJN’s rapid response/mutual aid work. The kits serveContinue reading "Just Recovery"
Free RGV Bekah
Brownsville environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned for 26 hours. On the morning of Wednesday, February 16, 2022, two cars of Brownsville police broke into the home of local environmental activist Bekah Hinojosa. Without allowing her to properly dress and without providing a warrant, they arrested her, took away her prescription eyeglasses,Continue reading "Free RGV Bekah"
Protecting Sacred Lands & Sacred Sites
STEJN works in solidarity with the original people of the land and other Indigenous peoples and allies who resist the current cycle of ongoing colonization and genocide. Together we resist the scourge of the oil and gas industry at the Port of Brownsville that wants to poison our land, air, and water. We challenge andContinue reading "Protecting Sacred Lands & Sacred Sites"
Request to Meet with FAA Staff to Discuss Hazardous SpaceX Proposal
August 5, 2024 Michael Whitaker Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20591 Michael.Whitaker@faa.gov SpaceXBocaChica@icf.com Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Washington, D.C. 20515 RE: Request to Meet with FAA Staff to Discuss Hazardous SpaceX Proposal The undersigned organizations are writing to urge the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to restart their public participation process andContinue reading "Request to Meet with FAA Staff to Discuss Hazardous SpaceX Proposal"
Los bancos, y ahora las aseguradoras, abandonan un proyecto asolado por riesgos debido a asuntos comunitarios, culturales y climáticos.
RIO GRANDE, TEJAS, 6 de agosto de 2024 – Un certificado de seguro obtenido a través de una solicitud de ley de información pública a Rio Grande LNG, ya no menciona a Chubb como una aseguradora del proyecto. La gran empresa aseguradora abandonó el proyecto controvertido de gas metano, tras meses de organización de parteContinue reading "Los bancos, y ahora las aseguradoras, abandonan un proyecto asolado por riesgos debido a asuntos comunitarios, culturales y climáticos."
El Tribunal del Circuito de DC falla contra la aprobación de la FERC de proyectos de GNL y gasoductos en el sur de Tejas
6 de agosto de 2024 (Washington, DC) – El martes, 6 de agosto, el Tribunal del Circuito de DC emitió un fallo que efectivamente cancela la aprobación previa de tres proyectos dañinos de gas metano en el sur de Tejas por la Comisión Federal Reguladora de Energía (FERC, por sus siglas en inglés), marcando laContinue reading "El Tribunal del Circuito de DC falla contra la aprobación de la FERC de proyectos de GNL y gasoductos en el sur de Tejas"
D.C. Circuit Rules Against FERC Approval of LNG and Pipeline Projects in South Texas
August 6, 2024 (Washington, DC) — On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision that effectively cancels the previous approval of three harmful methane gas projects in South Texas by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), marking the first time a court has vacated FERC approval of an LNG terminal. In 2023, FERC reapproved RioContinue reading "D.C. Circuit Rules Against FERC Approval of LNG and Pipeline Projects in South Texas"
CHUBB DROPS RIO GRANDE LNG INSURANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHUBB DROPS RIO GRANDE LNG INSURANCE Banks, and now insurers, drop project plagued with risk from community, cultural, and climate issues. RIO GRANDE, TX, August 6, 2024 — An insurance certificate obtained through a public information act request for Rio Grande LNG no longer lists Chubb as an insurer of the project.Continue reading "CHUBB DROPS RIO GRANDE LNG INSURANCE"
Rio Grande Valley Organizations Send Letter to FAA About the Dangers of SpaceX
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2024 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975-6634 Rio Grande Valley Organizations Send Letter to FAA About the Dangers of SpaceX BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Today, Rio Grande Valley organizations sent a letter urging the Federal Aviation Administration and Congressman Vicente Gonzalez to fix the license review process, consult withContinue reading "Rio Grande Valley Organizations Send Letter to FAA About the Dangers of SpaceX"
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