
Fenceline Watch
@FencelineWatch
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An environmental justice organization building a movement to eradicate toxic multigenerational harm on communities living along the fenceline.
Houston, TX 77011
Joined December 2020
RT @ToxicsFree: Vi Pangunnaaq Waghiyi from Alaska is a Yupik Mother and Grandmother. She traveled to Geneva to engage in the Plastic Treaty….
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READ & REPOST: Fenceline Watch's statement to the Chair & delegates for strong measures across the full lifecycle of plastic, protections for health, water, eliminating hazardous chemicals, and mandatory transparency Global #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 @UNEP .
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Fenceline Watch along w/ 200 observers demonstrated collective power as plenary began holding signs in multiple languages as delegates arrived, demanding govs fix the process, keep promises & finalize a meaningful treaty #GlobalPlasticTreaty .video credit @AzulDotOrg
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🚨A @ciel_tweets analysis of the latest round of negotiations for the #GlobalPlasticTreaty found Dow & American Chemistry Council brought 7 lobbyists, ExxonMobil 6. The fossil fuel & petrochemical lobby outnumber diplomatic delegations of all 27 European Union nations.
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We are on the ground for the final round of negotiations for the #GlobalPlasticTreaty. Day 2 delegations for Columbia & Peru stood up for a strong treaty addressing chemicals & voteing. Unfortunately, some countries focused only on waste management ignoring chems #StrongTreatyNow
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RT @ciel_tweets: The science is clear: Plastics are poisoning us. 📍 We’re in Geneva with a message for negotiators. 💪🏽 Now is the time for….
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RT @brkfreeplastic: 🌍 These are the highs and lows from Day One of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Geneva! 🙇🏽♀️. 🌟 Read more at:.https….
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RT @brkfreeplastic: ➡️ POPLite (Progress on Plastic) will be updating each day to share the most important developments on one of the most….
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The #GlobalPlasticsTreaty has started w/Chair Luis Vayas Ambassador of #Ecuador in his mother tongue #Spanish #Español 🔥& urged delegations to avoid maximalist ambitions but lead w/careful and courageous stances 5.2 🔥
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RT @UN: Efforts are underway in Geneva to finalize a global #PlasticsTreaty, as @UNEP warns that plastic waste could triple by 2060 without….
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UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.
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Join @GENetwork and #FencelineWatch policy director Shiv Srivastava today at 7amCT for a panel to explore the urgent need to align the future #GlobalPlasticsTreaty with the existing #humanrights framework in the lead-up to the resumed 5th session of the INC-5.2 in Geneva.
The full life cycle of plastics adversely impacts human rights, including right to #HealthyEnvironment. Ahead of #INC5.2, this #GENeva #BeatPlasticPollution Dialogue presents need to align #PlasticsTreaty with HR framework. 📆 29 July, 14:00 CEST.▶️
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RT @AnaHdzTx: 📣 This Saturday, the Texas House will hold a redistricting hearing in Houston. State leaders are redrawing congressional map….
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RT @AnaHdzTx: The Legislature is moving fast to redraw Texas’s congressional maps—again. These maps will determine who has a voice in Washi….
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RT @greenpeacepress: PRESS RELEASE: Greenpeace Calls for Drastic Cut in Plastic Production as New Report Reveals Millions at Risk of Toxic….
greenpeace.org
Over 50 million people in 11 countries are at risk of exposure to hazardous air pollution from plastic linked petrochemical production
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Houston produces 44% of the US's petrochemicals manufacturing capacity, much of it to produce plastics.🌍 We need a #PlasticsTreaty that delivers meaningful impact to protect human health, the environment, & human rights. #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC52 #PlasticPollution
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RT @deerparkoem: Citizen Advisory: Tidal Road northbound is closed due to an unknown chemical incident. The Harris County Sheriff's Office….
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Unknown odor at Deer Park chemical plant causing ‘headaches and nausea,’ Harris Co. deputies investigating odor that was detected at an industrial site on Tidal Road, causing headaches and nausea for some individuals. #ToxicTrespass #HoustonShipChannel
click2houston.com
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said there is an unknown odor at an industrial site "causing some to experience headaches and nausea."
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White House to permanently close the Chemical Safety Board, fed agency that investigates fire,explosions& #ChemicaDisasters. Saturdays Marathon Refinery fire a reminder that TX leads nation in disasters resulting in CSB investigation #EnvironmentalJustice.
grist.org
The Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders.
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