A Houston-based environmental justice organization working to end multi-generational, toxic harm on communities.

Who We Are

As people living in Houston, Texas, surrounded by fossil fuel infrastructure, we rise in response to the rapid oil and gas expansion in the midst of the global climate crisis. Fenceline Watch is dedicated to the eradication of toxic, multi-generational harm on communities living along the fenceline of industry.  

We work in the spirit of cooperation, intersectionality, and partnership to fight toward equitably meeting the developmental and environmental needs of future generations.

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Petrochemicals

Chemical Disaster & Crisis Response

Protection to the Democratic Process

Partnerships & Coalitions

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Texas Clears the Way for Petrochemical Expansion as Experts Warn of Health Risks
Texas Clears the Way for Petrochemical Expansion as Experts Warn of Health Risks

PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH

“Let’s establish some baselines. 

Texas is responsible for more greenhouse-gas emissions than Saudi Arabia or the global maritime industry. Its oil, gas and petrochemical operations discharge tens of millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into the air each year, comprising almost one-fifth of such releases in the United States.”

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The Ike Dike Would Make Pollution Worse
The Ike Dike Would Make Pollution Worse

THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Regarding “Houston Chronicle: John Cornyn: Houston needs the Coastal Texas Project,” (Dec. 05): Senator John Cornyn is pushing lawmakers to fund the $34 billion Coastal Texas Project, commonly known as the Ike Dike, to “build a coastal storm barrier to protect at-risk petrochemical infrastructure and the Texas Gulf Coast.” But it's this same industry that makes disasters like storms and hurricanes worse. Instead of requiring the petrochemical industry to pay to protect their own plants — and protect the people who have lived here long before industry moved in — Sen. Cornyn offers up our tax dollars.

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The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet
The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet

BLACK APPALACHIAN COALITION

Plastic pollution disproportionately impacts communities of color due to the historical and ongoing placement of polluting facilities like incinerators and landfills in our neighborhoods, leading to higher rates of cancer, asthma, and other health issues.

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Press Release - Chemical Disasters Impact Us, and So Does Chemical Safety Board Funding: Frontline Communities Demand Protection of the CSB
Press Release - Chemical Disasters Impact Us, and So Does Chemical Safety Board Funding: Frontline Communities Demand Protection of the CSB

Today, Fenceline Watch, alongside more than 85 communities living on the frontline of chemical disasters, indigenous communities, elected officials, and environmental advocates, have signed a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Chemical Hazard and Safety Investigation Board as the agency faces potential elimination. 

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COLD WEATHER WARNING: The Magnolia Multi-Service Center (7037 Capitol St) will be open as a warming center Saturday-Tuesday for those who need it. While open, the center will accept donations of blankets, socks, & other warm clothes. Keep each ot
Exec. Dir. Yvette Arellano & Policy Dir. Shiv Srivastava demand transparency from the #petrochem industry as it expands in our region. Read the full article from Public Health Watch: https://publichealthwatch.org/2025/12/30/texas-petrochemical-
This weekend, at the @historiceastendhou meeting, we emphasized the power community has in responding to chemical disasters. This year, we will collaborate with community members to host a series of workshops and develop an emergency toolkit for ne
Join us this morning at 10:30 am at Hartman Park for the first Super Neighborhood 65 & 82 meeting of the year!
Now: An incident at the Lubrizol facility in Deer Park has caused multiple industrial shelter-in-place issues from the #petrochem facilities Oxy Chemical, Shell Chemical-Deer Park, & Linde. Emergency response teams are currently performing water
THIS Saturday, join us & @historiceastendhou at Hartman Park for the Super Neighborhoods 65 & 82 meeting, where we'll have board elections and discuss primary voting. Fenceline Watch will give environmental updates & begin collaboration o

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