We investigate environmental problems and fight for average people facing David-vs-Goliath odds against well-connected energy companies and other polluters.
The dramatic expansion of domestic oil and gas production sparked over a decade ago has led to the rapid growth of U.S. petrochemical industries, including plastics production, along with an associated rise in toxic fenceline pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Our work along the Gulf Coast, in Appalachia, and in other industry hotbeds helps hold these polluters accountable and ensure they follow environmental laws and emissions reporting requirements. Our Oil & Gas Watch database acts as a public resource for tracking and monitoring the industry across the country.
From carbon dioxide to mercury, smog-forming air pollutants and toxic wastewater, coal-fired power plants cause major damage to public health and the natural world.
EIP uses legal expertise and technical analysis to challenge permits that are too lax, litigate over violations, advocate for stronger regulations, and release reports and data to inform the public.
We scrutinize the water and air emissions from factory farms, and use this data as part of our national efforts to more closely regulate the industry.
EIP also issues investigative reports about other sources of pollution in the nation’s largest estuary, including from industry and sewage. When necessary, we take legal action against big polluters.
EIP helps environmental justice communities fight for their rights and protect their health from air and water pollution.
In Baltimore, we team up with local residents to fight major new sources of emissions, and we push the city to stop sewage overflows. In Texas, we advocate and litigate to make sure air pollution from refineries and factories is monitored and controlled.
1000 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 296-8800
Fax: (202) 296-8822
1206 San Antonio Street
Austin, TX 78701
Ninety-two percent of every dollar
donated goes directly to efforts
to reduce illegal pollution.
