March 19, 2024
Fenceline Watch attended the Houston festival for People & Planet where we rallied & shouted to protest the annual CERAWeek by S&P Global.
Fenceline Watch gathers with fossil fuel protestors to rally outside CERAWeek
Environmental leaders honored nationwide
February 28, 2024
Fenceline Watch Founder & Director Yvette Arellano, was recognized by the second annual Environmental Leader Awards, an independent project administratively supported by the Center for Rural Affairs
February 3, 2024
Yvette speaks about the “massive investments” from petrochemical companies in Houston and being largely fueled by the plastics industry, including PVC and vinyl.
Yvette was featured in The Intercept’s article on the expansion of vinyl chloride
Fenceline Watch partnered with Just Solutions in the Hydrogen EJ Framework
February 1, 2024
Fenceline Watch was part of a collaborative with other environmental justice organizations in an effort to produce a EJ framework. This framework provides values for communities to evaluate hydrogen energy concepts and critically analyzes the implications to inform community decision-making.
January 22, 2024
Yvette talks about the importance of banning PVC due to its production process and its harmful impacts to our communities.
Yvette Arellano speaks about PVC’s toxicity and it’s alarming health impacts on our communities
December 21, 2023
Fenceline Watch partnered with Environment Texas to organize Baytown residents to attend ExxonMobil’s hearing in New Orleans.
Fenceline Watch helped organize fenceline communities to attend ExxonMobil’s hearing
September 28, 2023
Yvette was featured on Environment Texas and talked about the fossil fuel industry and it’s compliance with current environmental standards.
Yvette Arellano gives Environment Texas their statement on ExxonMobil’s request to increase pollution
Fenceline Watch was highlighted by Plasticpollutioncoalition
September 14, 2023
Fenceline Watch work gets highlighted for the impeccable work they do, ranging from community-based support programs, from addressing language barriers to public participation to responding to chemical disasters.
September 5, 2023
Yvette provided a quote on the released Global Plastics Treaty zero draft prior to it’s negotiating at INC-3 in Nairobi, Kenya Nov. 2023.
Yvette Arellano gives their perspective on the released zero draft that was negotiated at INC-3
July 26, 2023
Fenceline Watch founder, Yvette Arellano & Policy Director Shiv Srivastava share tips on how to prepare for a chemical incident
The Texas Tribune interviews Shiv & Yvette on how to prepare for a Chemical Disaster
July 12, 2023
Yvette was featured in Plastics News Radio, where they speak on how vital the Global Plastic Treaty is to reduce pollution & toxic chemical exposure in our fenceline communities.
Plastics News Radio:Yvette Arellano | Fenceline Watch
June 9, 2023
Yvette highlights the damaging impacts of inhaling polluted air caused by petrochemical facilites in this 1 hour podcast of the power of breath.
TED Radio Hour hosts Yvette Arellano on the harmful impact of the polluted air we inhale
Director & Founder of Fenceline Watch Yvette Arellano was featured in People over Plastic
June 01, 2023
Yvette highlights the health impacts in our community caused by the petrochemical plants near the Houston Ship Channel.
March 23, 2023
Yvette gave their environmental justice perspective and addressed important impacts on and demands of EJ communities in this very informative panel with Carl Rosen, General President of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), Scott Slawson, President of UE Local 506 that represents workers at Wabtec, in Erie, PA, and some leading EJ organizers from around the country.
