CERAWeek protest rally in downtown Houston draws hundreds for climate justice event
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Hundreds gathered in downtown Houston’s Discovery Green Park Sunday to protest oil and gas company executives attending the upcoming CERAWeek by S&P Global conference.
The community-focused climate justice event, “Sunday for the Future,” drew people from around the state and country for free music, food and workshops, with the goal of educating attendees on the role large energy companies play in Houston’s ongoing struggle with climate disasters. Sunday’s gathering kicked off a week of activism events planned by Future Generations in response to CERA Week, including a rally and march in downtown Houston on Monday.
Houston area has more than 100 unauthorized air pollution events already this year
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS
HOUSTON — It was just after noon on August 26, 2024, when Shiv Srivastava recorded the skyline of Houston’s East End while an industrial flare from TPC Group roared in the distance after power loss.
Srivastava is the policy director at Fenceline Watch, an environmental nonprofit based in Houston’s East End. As the cloud of black smoke expanded over the downtown skyline, he worked with Yvette Arellano, Fenceline Watch’s executive director, to research air quality updates to share with community members on social media. It was not the first time they responded to air pollution problems like this one.
How the Petrochemical Industry is Gaslighting Southeast Texas
EXXONKNEWS
Yvette speaks about the health implications living along the Houston Ship Channel caused by the Petrochemical facilities, with majority of communities being low income and people of color.
Fenceline Watch gathers with fossil fuel protestors to rally outside CERAWeek
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Environmental activists rallied, shouted and sang at a "Festival for People & Planet" Monday to protest CERAWeek by S&P Global and actions by top oil and gas company executives attending the annual conference to talk growth in the energy industry.
Environmental Leaders Honored Nationwide
CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
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.
One of the Country’s Largest Petrochemical Complexes Wants to Expand Amid Community Backlash
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS
Fenceline Watch attends Exxon Mobil’s permit renewal in Baytown. Policy Director Shiv Srivastava comments on the permit renewal stating “your zip code should not determine whether or not you get cancer.”