Category Archives: From the Blog

On Friday, May 22, 2026, we went out to document the destruction that SpaceX caused to our beach after the Starship V3 rocket explosion. Here’s what we saw: toxic rocket debris littered on pristine lands and wetlands. SpaceX fanatics are collecting metal shrapnel and putting it in the trunks of their cars, Teslas, and CyberContinueContinue reading “May 22, 2026 SpaceX Starship V3 Explosion Debris on Boca Chica Beach”

Stop SpaceX! Watch our Corrido de Boca Chica music video, sign the petition opposing SpaceX launches, & share it. Today, SpaceX continues to escalate its attack on our community and is using it as a laboratory to test a new, more dangerous rocket, Starship V3, from our Boca Chica Beach. SpaceX’s rocket launches pollute ourContinueContinue reading “Corrido de Boca Chica Music Video”

by: Bekah Hinojosa February 19, 2026 As climate ‘shocks’ increasingly puncture wealthier parts of the U.S., they lengthen like a shadow across this borderlands region. South Texas Environmental Justice Network (SOTXEJN) members distribute kits to families at an Emergency Preparedness Conference in Alamo, TX, in 2023. On a typical sunny South Texas day, I madeContinueContinue reading “We Built Disaster Kits for Our Rio Grande Valley Neighbors—They Use Them for Daily Survival”

by: Bekah Hinojosa February 19, 2026 Miembros de South Texas Environmental Justice Network (SOTXEJN) repartiendo kits a familias en una conferencia sobre preparación para emergencias en Alamo, Texas, en 2023. En un día típico soleado del sur de Texas, fui a hacer una compra rápida al H-E-B, el súper cerca de mi departamento en Brownsville,ContinueContinue reading “Preparamos kits de emergencia para nuestros vecinos del Valle del Río Grande — se utilizan para su supervivencia diaria “

The May 2, 2026, election for the Port of Brownsville Navigation District Board of Commissioners is approaching. We, the South Texas Environmental Justice Network, a local Brownsville organization, have asked the Port candidates to complete our candidate questionnaire. The development of projects at the Port of Brownsville, such as the buildout of Rio Grande LNG,ContinueContinue reading “2026 Port of Brownsville Candidate Questionnaire”

On April 21, SpaceX is chartering planes to bring Wall Street investors to Brownsville as part of the marketing launch for its $75 billion IPO, the biggest IPO ever. The tour will be designed to show investors the best, most sanitized view of SpaceX, and get them to buy stock. We will be protesting toContinueContinue reading “April 21: Protest Against SpaceX Investors”

Urgent: the LNG project, Rio Grande LNG, which is already under construction on Highway 48, is seeking a permit to expand the facility to export more methane. The community should submit a public comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging it to deny this permit for Rio Grande LNG’s expansion, as it wouldContinueContinue reading “Tell the regulator to deny the expansion permit for Rio Grande LNG by April 8!”

Filmmaker Lynn Corcoran released a documentary in 1996 that tracked the binational impact of a series of environmental issues along the U.S.-Mexico border. From the failure of binational water management in Tijuana/San Diego, to air pollution in Juárez/El Paso, to the impacts of maquiladoras and industry in Tamaulipas on public health, water, and soil inContinueContinue reading “RSVP: Borderline Cases Film Screening April 9”