Project YaREN is a a proposed ammonia plant planned for construction in Ingleside, Texas. This plant would product blue ammonia, which has a number of potentially fatal risk associated with it. The intention is to build this plant less than two miles from Ingleside Primary School, and within three miles of homes, churches, and neighborhoods.
This plant is a collaborative effort between Yara, a Norwegian-owned ammonia corporation, and Enbridge, a Canadian-owned pipeline company. Enbridge is known for having some of the highest EPA violations in the United States.
The project name and permit application name for this project have been changed multiple times, including Ingleside Clean Ammonia Partner. The name can change, but the reality does not. Project YaREN is a massive industrial ammonia facility.
This plant is a collaborative effort between Yara, a Norwegian-owned ammonia corporation, and Enbridge, a Canadian-owned pipeline company. Enbridge is known for having some of the highest EPA violations in the United States.
The project name and permit application name for this project have been changed multiple times, including Ingleside Clean Ammonia Partner. The name can change, but the reality does not. Project YaREN is a massive industrial ammonia facility.
WHERE THINGS STAND This massive industrial ammonia plant cannot be built without the approval of multiple government bodies. They have not received these approvals and this is where you come in! Currently there are four permits they must obtain before a shovel goes into the ground. Here is where each stands:
REZONING — TABLED
The City of Ingleside City Council tabled the rezoning request in 2025. The land cannot be rezoned without council approval. The company can reapply and another vote can be taken. The most important thing the community can do now is continue educating and engaging with city council members. What you can do: Attend city council meetings. Know your council members. Make sure they hear from you.
WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT — COMMENTS OPEN
The plant would discharge up to 52 million gallons of treated wastewater per day into Corpus Christi Bay. This permit is currently open for public comment. What you can do: Submit a comment.
WATER RIGHTS PERMIT — COMMENTS OPEN The plant would require approximately 40,000 gallons of water per minute. A water rights permit is currently open for public comment. What you can do: Submit a comment.
AIR PERMIT — CONTESTED CASE HEARING PENDING.
Coastal Watch Association and nearly 200 Ingleside residents filed as affected parties and challenged that decision. A formal contested case hearing occurred spring 2026. What you can do: Stay connected. We will alert you with next steps.
REZONING — TABLED
The City of Ingleside City Council tabled the rezoning request in 2025. The land cannot be rezoned without council approval. The company can reapply and another vote can be taken. The most important thing the community can do now is continue educating and engaging with city council members. What you can do: Attend city council meetings. Know your council members. Make sure they hear from you.
WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT — COMMENTS OPEN
The plant would discharge up to 52 million gallons of treated wastewater per day into Corpus Christi Bay. This permit is currently open for public comment. What you can do: Submit a comment.
WATER RIGHTS PERMIT — COMMENTS OPEN The plant would require approximately 40,000 gallons of water per minute. A water rights permit is currently open for public comment. What you can do: Submit a comment.
AIR PERMIT — CONTESTED CASE HEARING PENDING.
Coastal Watch Association and nearly 200 Ingleside residents filed as affected parties and challenged that decision. A formal contested case hearing occurred spring 2026. What you can do: Stay connected. We will alert you with next steps.
What This Plant Would Mean for Our Community
Even during normal daily operations, with no accident, no spill, no explosion, this plant would legally release more than 66 tons of ammonia gas and thousands of additional pounds of toxic air pollutants into our air every year.
Explosion Risk Ammonia is a federally classified hazardous material. It is flammable, explosive, and can react violently with water. One equipment failure or power outage could be catastrophic.
Air Pollution If approved, the plant will legally release 66+ tons of ammonia gas each year, along with other toxic air pollutants that damage lungs, trigger asthma, and harm the environment.
Water Contamination The plant plans to discharge wastewater into the ship channel, threatening sensitive marine life and our coastal ecosystems. Ammonia is highly toxic to fish and aquatic habitats.
No Public Emergency Plan Despite being required to prepare for disasters like hurricanes or power failures, the company has not shared any safety plan with the public.
Communities in the Danger Zone Local homes, schools, and churches fall within the ammonia danger zone. Rescue from ammonia exposure requires specialized hazmat gear — not available to most local responders.
WHO IS BEHIND THIS?
Yara is a Norwegian corporation. Enbridge is a Canadian corporation. If the plant is approved and captures enough carbon, they would receive approximately $247 million in U.S. taxpayer subsidies while exporting the product overseas.
Our community bears the risk.
They take the profit.
What Coastal Watch Association is Doing
We have been at every public meeting. We filed formal comments with TCEQ. We organized community members to file as affected parties in the
contested case hearing. We are monitoring every permit, and there are multiple. We are not going away.
contested case hearing. We are monitoring every permit, and there are multiple. We are not going away.
How You Can Help Right Now
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TWO PERMITS ARE OPEN FOR COMMENT NOW. The water discharge permit and the water rights permit are currently accepting public comments. You do not need to be a scientist or an attorney. You just need to say who you are, where you live, and why you are concerned.
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Comment on the Water Discharge Permit |
Comment on the Water Rights Permit |