Port communities are subject to disproportionate health risks due to air pollution from port operations throughout the United States.
Plastics pollute throughout the supply chain – from fossil fuel extraction to processing and manufacturing at petrochemical plants.
The Formosa Plastics “Sunshine Project” is a proposed $12 billion, 2,400 acre petrochemical complex slated to be built in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Learn how corporate subsidies and the legacy of racist policies create a hotspot for polluting facilities like these in Louisiana, what local communities are doing to fight back, and how our finance campaign can help end the project for good.
The 2022 Cruise Ship Report Card takes a continued hard look at the cruise industry to see if clean cruising is possible and in most cases the answer is still a resounding NO!
Fact sheet on how Port Infrastructure Development Program funds can help support ports.
For decades, the cruise industry’s business practices have put the environment, climate, and public health of coastal communities, passengers, crew, and coastal and marine ecosystems at risk.
Shore power provides an alternative to running auxiliary engines that has the potential to reduce air pollutant emissions in a cost-effective manner.
Potential emission reductions from container ship shore power at the Port of Charleston
Enormous PM2.5 emissions from one container ship visit to the Port of Charleston