John,

The Permian Basin in Texas produces almost half of all US oil, and thanks to fracking, it is on track to become the largest source of climate pollution on Earth.

Every day, fracking produces a BILLION gallons of toxic wastewater laced with PFAS “forever chemicals” and carcinogenic compounds, then pumps it underground. But now they’re running out of places to put it, so they’re asking Texas regulators to let them dump it into rivers and spray it onto cropland.

That’s where we come in.

If the oil industry can’t find a way to dispose of its waste, it can’t keep fracking at its current pace. So Ekō is preparing a massive ad campaign to mobilise millions of comments demanding regulators reject these permits. Then we’ll use those comments to help force a formal hearing, allowing the permits to be challenged in court!

This is our best chance of blocking this environmental nightmare, but we have to move quickly. Will you chip in today to help us stop Big Oil from poisoning our planet?

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$9 is what people are donating on average, and even that small contribution can make a real impact!

Rather than slow down, the industry wants to change the rules about what counts as acceptable pollution. That’s why Big Oil is asking regulators to approve FIVE separate permits to allow its wastewater to be discharged into Texas waterways and onto cropland. And regulators are RACING to do it by the end of the year. 

The good news is this is deeply unpopular across the political spectrum. Texans recently helped defeat an effort to put a border wall through Big Bend National Park. Protecting crops and the water millions rely on from oil-industry pollution could be the next major victory.

Anyone can submit a public comment — but people directly affected by these projects have even more power. Downstream landowners, irrigators, water users, and people who rely on the Pecos River can force a formal hearing, then challenge the permits in court.  

That’s where Ekō comes in. If we can quickly raise enough, we could put these permits in front of millions of Texans and make it impossible for regulators to push this through quietly.

Will you chip in to help us stop Big Oil from poisoning our planet?

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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.