STORIES
Systems of oppression beget systems of oppression
Founder and CEO of The Vessel Project of Louisiana Roishetta Sibley Ozane, discusses the environmental injustices plaguing Sulphur, Louisiana and how she discovered Louisiana's oil, gas and plastic production industries' role in those iniustices.
You have to hit ‘em where it hurts
Rise St. James’ Shamyra Lavigne on why the fight against petrochemical companies should focus on financial institutions
They just abandoned us
The EPA’s civil rights investigation into environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley was halted. Frontline communities are wondering why
In the afterlife of slavery
The descendants in Louisiana's River Parishes confront a new era of discrimination and environmental injustice, but they’re not backing down. (Photo and Video by Jay Marcano)
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black joy, but also a call-to-action
Environmental racism is linked to American slavery, here’s how.
Deer Park, Texas residents continue to fear for their health and safety
The aftermath of the May 5th fire at the Shell Deer Park Chemicals Facility in Texas continues to wreak havoc and has area residents fearing short and long-term health consequences.
We are the sacrifice zones
From petrochemical plants in Texas, to negotiating a global plastics treaty in Paris. Communities living near facilities that make the key ingredients for plastic are bringing their fight to the world stage.
All Eyes On The Gulf: A series that brings you into the heart of frontline communities
People over Plastic is dedicating a special series of stories to America’s Gulf South. This is a region where some of the nation’s most pressing environmental injustices play out every day.
Like a Band-Aid on a bullet hole
Bekah Hinojosa says she and fellow Brownsville,Texas residents aren’t buying the promise that a proposed $10 billion project to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be the "greenest LNG project in the world".
Brownsville residents brace for SpaceX’s next destructive launch
New lawsuit aimed at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) claims a comprehensive environmental review should have been conducted prior to the FAA granting permission for SpaceX to launch its April 20th rocket.