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”
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Tell the regulator to deny the expansion permit for Rio Grande LNG by April 8!
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!”
RSVP: Borderline Cases Film Screening April 9
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”
Tell USFW: Stop the SpaceX Land Grab of the Rio Grande Valley habitat!
Dont giveaway 700+ acres of wildlife habitat to Elon Musk’s SpaceX! Right now, the Trump Administration is considering a massive land grab of 712 acres of wildlife habitat in the Rio Grande Valley to allow Elon Musk’s SpaceX to continue building out its explosion industry on our coastline. Email your comment to the U.S. FishContinueContinue reading “Tell USFW: Stop the SpaceX Land Grab of the Rio Grande Valley habitat! “
Press Statement: Brownsville Community Opposes Toxic Oil Refinery Revived by Trump
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2026 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa, bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975-6634 Brownsville Community Opposes Toxic Oil Refinery Revived by Trump South Texas Environmental Justice Network members protest outside the Port of Brownsville Commission’s press conference for the oil refinery project on Wednesday morning. BROWNSVILLE, TX— On Tuesday, Trump announced his support for aContinueContinue reading “Press Statement: Brownsville Community Opposes Toxic Oil Refinery Revived by Trump”
March 5: LIVE MUSIC PROTEST for Boca Chica Beach
CONCERT LOCATION MAP Call for any questions: Bekah (956) 975-6634 The location of the concert is on this Location coordinates Coordinates: 25.99606129713561 -97.1745371785 Google map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NGyollKTfC34G_Q5x06a6k7ashDVswc&usp=sharing We have permission from the landowner to be on the land, which is easily accessible by foot or carThere are no public bathrooms on Boca Chica Beach. The nearestContinueContinue reading “March 5: LIVE MUSIC PROTEST for Boca Chica Beach”
Point Isabel ISD: No Tax Abatement for Texas LNG
Point Isabel ISD: No Tax Abatement for Texas LNG! Texas LNG would be a methane gas facility proposed for construction at the Port of Brownsville, about a mile from the City of Port Isabel. If allowed to move forward, the Texas LNG facility would span about 625 acres and include two gas storage tanks, aContinueContinue reading “Point Isabel ISD: No Tax Abatement for Texas LNG”
We’re Hiring! Collaboration Fundraising Strategist + Coordinator
About the Brownsville Climate Justice CollaborativeTexas is ground zero for greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and was responsible for releasing 636 mmt of carbon in 2019 – almost twice as much as the next state, California. The far west side of Texas is home to the Permian Basin, the world’s largest oil andContinueContinue reading “We’re Hiring! Collaboration Fundraising Strategist + Coordinator”
Call/Email County Commissioners to Oppose Border Buoys!
https://videopress.com/v/UoUP2jxg?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true We need to take action to stop dangerous buoys in our Rio Grande. Homeland Security plans to install 500 miles of border buoys in the Rio Grande, beginning in Brownsville. These buoys pose a serious threat to immigrant lives; they are a death trap that has already been linked to two deaths inContinueContinue reading “Call/Email County Commissioners to Oppose Border Buoys!”
Oct 2: Brownsville Community Meeting on LNG & SpaceX Explosion Risks
Join our community meeting to learn more about the safety and explosion risks of SpaceX and proposed methane gas (LNG) facilities in Cameron County. We will have a presentation about the explosion and safety risks, and provide expert information. We also want to hear your experiences and concerns about these industries in our community. OurContinueContinue reading “Oct 2: Brownsville Community Meeting on LNG & SpaceX Explosion Risks”
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