
SpaceX
Science, technology, space, high tech jobs...sounds great doesn't it? It is not without its negative impacts on the ecology, the wildlife, and the public. Our aim is to minimize those negative impacts.
Our concerns include but are not limited to:
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Missing and lack of information in Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment
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Tiered Reviews (past, present, and future with a Programmatic Environmental Assessment)
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Lack of a launch failure analysis (to include impacts to proposed LNG and crude upgrade refinery operations at the Port of Brownsville)
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Accountability and illegal operations and conduct
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Wetland destruction
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Impacts to the ecology and habitat (e.g. Lower Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge, South Bay Ecological Preserve, Boca Chica State Park, etc.)
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Impacts to wildlife some of which are threatened or endangered
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Adherence to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
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Land Use compatibility
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Impacts to infrastructure in Port Isabel, Long Island Village, South Padre Island
Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment:
FAA Draft Programmtic Environmental Assessment of SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at Boca Chica
Comments of Organizations (and a few individuals) on Draft PEA:
Center for Biological Diversity
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
Dinah Bear (Deputy General Counsel for CEQ '81-'83, and General Counsel for CEQ '83-'93, '95-'07)
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Friends of the Wildlife Corridor
Kenneth G. Teague, PWS (emeritus), Senior Certified Ecologist
Save RGV and Lower Rio Grande Valley Group Sierra Club
Sid Maddock, Audubon Field Technician
Past Letters and Documents
Lawsuit against GLO and Cameron County - October 11, 2021: click here to view petition
Letter to FAA requesting Launch Failure Analysis -August 30, 2021
Letter to various agencies urging denial of SpaceX 404 permit application - June 17, 2021
Letter to Cameron County Regarding Closures (June 3, 2021)
Supporting Documents
Cameron County District Attorney Letter to SpaceX regarding Save RGV Letter June 3
United States Corps of Engineers Public Notice SpaceX 404 permit application
Request for New Launch Failure Analysis
FAA EA Scoping for SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site
Original 2014 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Addendums