Air Products’ CO2 Pipeline

Company pushes for permitting dangerous CCS pipeline, with a large ecological footprint.

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Date:

2025

Community Served:

Ascension St James St John Tangipahoa Livingston‍

Collaborators:

RISE St James Concerned Citizens of St John Earthjustice Earthworks Healthy Gulf CIEL

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Issue

Air Products’ Dangerous Pipeline

One of the first and largest schemes of its kind, in early 2025 Air Products proposed to build a new ammonia plant along with a 24” CO2 pipeline and injection site in Lake Maurepas, in order to capitalize on carbon capture and sequestration tax credits. This is one of the first projects of its kind to undergo regulatory review by the key permitting officials, and while initially not much was understood about the massive scale of the project, that has begun to change thanks to a committed network of organizers mobilizing a ground campaign to alert the public on the various hazards and damaging outcomes of this huge proposal.

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Solution

Develop Communication Materials for Community Organizing

Maps are essential communication tools to drive media messaging and organize community turnout for permit hearings. The first map shows the entirety of Air Products’ dangerous scheme, from the new ammonia plant in Ascension parish, to the 30 mile long pipeline through wetland cypress forests and conservation areas, to the terminus at Lake Maurepas for CCS injection site. Then I created a set of focused proximity maps to highlight areas where the pipeline ran adjacent or near-to inhabited residential areas and community facilities.

Reserve proximity map

Gramercy proximity map

Sorrento proximity map

Impact

Maps Drive Turnout and Engagement

Maps have been a key component of media packets, public outreach briefings, and also legal comments submitted to key regulatory agencies such as the Army Corps of Engineers. The organization has worked to galvanize a growing and diverse coalition of residents, fishermen, boaters, public officials, and even some industry workers, who have attended town-hall meetings to demand a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the project.

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“All too often, communities in Louisiana are misled about the pollution and safety risks of proposed industrial plants. Justin's work has been a game-changer, allowing people to see the massive scale and proximity of these reckless projects while there's still time to stop them.”

Dr Kimberly Terrell

Research Scientist

Environmental Integrity Project

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