Hi Reader,

This month, we’re celebrating the hard work of leaders in Louisiana: after more than four years of community opposition, a proposed blue hydrogen and ammonia complex with carbon capture in the River Parishes has been cancelled.

Carbon capture is a process that uses large, complex industrial equipment to capture some of the carbon dioxide from an industrial source, then move it by pipeline for storage underground.

It’s often marketed as a climate fix, but can actually cause a host of other issues for the communities where the plants and pipelines are located.

It’s a familiar story that industry peddles to keep us distracted:

We just need the right “techno-solution” and it will fix all of our environmental problems.

In the meanwhile, our families and friends, soils, streams, and critters are left to bear the risks while corporations rush to profit off of climate catastrophe.

There’s no “perfect” solution to climate change in our current system. But we can work to change that. In the meanwhile, lets protect our kin in whatever ways we can.

And celebrate the wins as they come. Big congrats to our friends in Louisiana!

Read on for more on false promises and what you can do to take action.

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What We're Following

Louisiana residents defeat Air Products carbon capture project

Air Products has abandoned its proposed Louisiana “Clean Energy” Complex, a massive blue hydrogen and ammonia project that would have stretched across five parishes and included a carbon dioxide pipeline and storage plan beneath Lake Maurepas.

The win came after more than four years of sustained community opposition across the River Parishes. Residents packed public hearings, organized town halls, knocked doors, wrote comments, challenged permits, and pushed parish-level resolutions opposing carbon sequestration wells.

The campaign brought together people concerned about the safety of children at Sorrento Primary School, the protection of Lake Maurepas and the Maurepas Swamp, flood protection, homes and neighborhoods, and the former Orange Grove sugar plantation site, where community members raised concerns about unmarked graves of people who had been enslaved.

​Read Earthworks’ campaign reflection here.​

New resource: Community Right-to-Know for lithium-ion battery facilities

GAIA released a new case study, Risks of Lithium-Ion Battery Facilities to Workers and Communities in Reno, Nevada, focused on the environmental and health implications of lithium-ion battery recycling in Nevada’s rapidly expanding “Lithium Loop.”

The resource makes the case that battery recycling cannot be treated as automatically safe or just simply because it is connected to electrification. Communities need access to environmental data, enforceable disclosure standards, and meaningful participation in decisions about facilities that could affect local air, water, worker health, and neighborhoods.

For organizers, this is a useful framework for asking better questions before new “climate solution” infrastructure is built: What materials are being handled? What emissions or waste streams are possible? What data is public? Who gets to participate in decisions?

​Read the GAIA case study.​

New charges filed against Pennsylvania fracking waste processor

PennLive reports that new charges have been filed against Eureka Resources, a now-defunct Pennsylvania company that processed wastewater from gas well fracking operations, after a 2025 spill from its Williamsport facility sent fracking waste into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.

According to related reporting from the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper, the latest charges focus on an August 17, 2025 spill in which roughly 16,000 gallons of fracking waste leaked from Eureka’s Second Street facility, with some of it reaching the river.

The case is part of a larger enforcement story involving multiple Eureka sites, remaining waste, facility sales, cleanup orders, and prior allegations that wastewater leaked from tanks and containment areas.

​Read the PennLive article.​

Upcoming Events

Data Centers and Health: Advocacy, Partnerships, and Building Effective Coalitions

Join the Medical Society Consortium on Climate Change and Health, Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and other health organizations for a webinar series equipping health professionals with the knowledge to speak confidently about the harms of the AI data center buildout.

​Register here.​

Right-to-Know Requests That Get Results

Better Path Coalition is hosting a webinar on how advocates and community members can use open records requests to uncover information, hold decision-makers accountable, and strengthen their organizing. Colby Wesner of Concerned Citizens of Montour County will share how their requests exposed the Shapiro administration's relationship with data center developers — and you'll leave with practical skills for your own campaigns.

​Register here.​

Monthly Networking Session

Connect with fellow members of the Halt the Harm Network, share what you're working on, and learn how to make the most of our community. New to HHN? Join early for an overview of network resources.

​Join us here.​

Over, Under, and Through: Wildlife Connectivity and Resilience in Appalachia hosted by Southern Environmental Law Center

In the heart of the South lies an ancient mountain range — a biodiversity hotspot with species found nowhere else on Earth. Once thought of as a climate haven, it now faces intensifying storms and hotter summers. Learn how communities are responding and building connectivity to help wildlife and people thrive in a changing climate.

​Register here.​

Storytelling in the U.S. South: Igniting Climate Action through Art presented by Southern Environmental Law Center

Hear from musicians, artists, poets, and storytellers sharing how they use narrative and experience to build more inclusivity into the climate movement.

​Register here.​

Event Recap

All event replays can be found in the Recordings Space in the HHN Network.​

What Do AI and Tech Have to Do With Data Centers? Presented by MediaJustice

While the harmful environmental impacts of data centers are becoming more apparent, understanding the connection between AI and data centers is key to understanding why hyperscale data centers are being built with such damaging impacts on people and the planet. This interactive workshop covers the tech industry's agenda in building hyperscale data centers, how the rise of AI is directly connected to rapid data center expansion, and how communities are fighting back.

​Watch the replay here.​

Public Utility Commissions 101: Understanding Utility Regulation & How It Fits Into Your Data Center Fight

As data centers place growing demands on our electric grid, many of the biggest decisions about energy infrastructure happen before state Public Utility Commissions — yet the process can feel confusing and out of reach for community advocates. Tanya Paslawski of Elevated Engagement breaks down where critical decisions are made and how your community can have a voice in the utility regulatory process.

​Watch the replay here.​

Radioactive Leachate in Landfills

Landfills across Pennsylvania take in radioactive fracking waste — and it's not just a Pennsylvania story. The leachate produced at these landfills is harmful and raises urgent questions for communities bearing the risks. Expert presenters cover the science, health impacts, a Pennsylvania case study, and what regulators should be doing to protect communities.

​Watch the replay here.​

Fracking Fuels Data Centers

Learn how the data center build-out proposed for Pennsylvania will be fueled by more fracking and additional gas power plants, and how you can be part of an important effort that seeks more protections for communities.

​Watch the replay here.​

Closing Comment

Meaningful change doesn't come from industry promises of false solutions. It comes from people working together.

And that's what we do best. So let’s keep celebrating along the way—not just the wins, but the journey, too. The challenges are big, but so is our collective power. That's something worth cheering for.

Sincerely,

Ryan Clover

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Ryan Clover ​Network Facilitator, Halt the Harm Network ​View Profile​

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