Exxon wants to build a $8.6 billion plastics plant in Texas. Some residents will do anything they can to stop it

Diane Wilson has opposed pollution from petrochemical plants for years. Now, she faces a new threat as Exxon seeks subsidies for an $8.6 billion plastics manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, Texas. This facility would discharge waste into already polluted waterways, exacerbating environmental degradation. Exxon's proposal for a steam cracker facility aims to produce ethylene and propylene, essential for plastic manufacturing, while also releasing harmful chemicals. The details are limited, as much of the application is redacted. Local activists are gearing up for a critical review of this development amidst ongoing pollution cleanup efforts.

"We have been cleaning the piss out of [Cox Creek], and this is the very place where Exxon is going to try to put its plastics plant."

"It looks like a big facility, but much of the application was redacted and the company hasn't made a public announcement."

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