Healthy Gulf produces a number of reports, white papers, and coalition projects.
Fertilized to Death : Industrialized Fertilizer PollutiOn in Lousiana & the Mississippi River
May 2026
Over the decades, tens of millions of pounds of fertilizer production pollution have been dumped into the Mississippi in just Louisiana. This report raises an opportunity to reduce the pollution that drives the Dead Zone and pollutes communities.
It’s Time to Finish the Job: Louisiana’s Forgotten Fleet
June 2025
A collaboration between True Transition, Healthy Gulf, and SkyTruth, analyzing the impact of idle and abandonded oil rigs in Louisiana waters.
Risks and Potential Impacts from Carbon Steel Pipelines in Louisiana
October 2022
Proposed pipeline projects for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in Louisiana raise concerns with projects being considered for significant government funding.
Environmental Justice in Southeast Louisiana
November 2022
Environmental Justice screening tools often reflect the reality that the Gulf Coast is a place of deep-rooted environmental injustice. we see that areas of historical fossil fuel development and future development in Texas and Louisiana are environmental injustice areas already.
Analysis of Hurricane Ida Pollution Reports
June 2022
Following the August 29, 2021 landfall of Hurricane Ida, over 2,200 pollution reports were filed from air pollution, oil spills, and sheens.
Oil and Gas Pipeline Integrity in Texas and Louisiana, 2010-2020
July 2021
Proposed pipeline projects for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in Louisiana raise concerns with projects being considered for significant government funding.
HURRICANE SALLY: IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NorthWest FLORIDA
September 2021
Analyzing land use/development practices, policies, and regulations related to the impacts from Hurricane Sally with recommendations for reducing future flood risk.
Property Analysis of the Texas Coastal barrier
January 2019
The preferred alternative for a levee in coastal
Galveston county, the Texas Coastal Barrier, impacts local communities and punishes residents.
Oil & Gas Report – 2018
April 2018
Highlighting the incidents discovered during monitoring trips, this report shares examples of some of the most egregious oil and gas spills with recommend reforms.
Coastal Louisiana Current and Future Resettlement Zones
From the very edges of the Gulf all the way into the greater New Orleans area, many people will need to make decisions about whether they want the state to help them relocate.
How the Clean Water Act is Incorporated into Gulf State Water Regulations
Due to the various inadequacies in state policies, EPA must exercise better oversight over implementation of the Clean Water Act throughout the Gulf States.
Our Waters Our Health: A Citizens Guide to Sewage Pollution
The purpose of this manual is to help citizens in the Gulf of Mexico region advocate for better sewage treatment policies and infrastructure in their community.
The School of Big Storms: The High Cost of Compromising
Our Natural Defenses and the
Benefits of Protecting Them
Healthy Gulf and the Sierra Club have taken a look at communities across the Gulf to see what they have been doing to strengthen or weaken their protection from storms.
A Guide to Protecting Wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico
This guide attempts to present the citizens’ role in the regulatory process in a simple, straightforward manner. Use the concepts and ideas presented in this guide to restore and protect the Gulf of Mexico.
Dubious De-Listings: Louisiana’s Push To Remove Protections For Polluted Waters
June 2002
As DEQ develops its 2002 list of polluted waters, it is essential that the state evaluate all
available data and information when deciding which water bodies should be listed and
receive clean up.