Lawyers for RISE St. James and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade today sent a letter (available here) to St. James Parish Council members advising them that the 2019 land use approval…
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Read the full letter with footnotes, citations, and sources here. May 12, 2021 St. James Parish Council 5800 Hwy. 44 Convent, LA 70723 By email to: linda.hubbell@stjamesparishla.gov …
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Louisiana’s petroleum industry profits from exploiting historic inequalities, showing how slavery laid the groundwork for environmental racism.
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To apply: Send an email to hiring@labucketbrigade.org with a subject line that reads Bike Ride Manager, Last Name, First Name. Attach your resume and cover letter. Applications must be submitted…
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The New Orleans City Council expressed unanimous opposition Thursday to the planned Formosa Plastics plant in St. James Parish, raising concerns about how the $9.4 billion complex would affect the…
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After several delays, New Orleans City Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to oppose the construction of a Formosa plastics plant in St. James Parish. In a…
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The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to pass Resolution 92, a bill introduced by City Councilmembers Kristin Palmer and Cyndi Nguyen that would oppose the proposed Formosa…
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Myrtle Felton has lived in St. James Parish her whole life, but it looks nothing like it did when she was young. “It looks like a third world,” she said….
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WGNO: New Orleans Restaurants And Council Members Jump Into The Fray To Oppose Formosa Plastic Plant
Opposition to a proposed plastic manufacturing complex in St. James Parish is growing in New Orleans. Citing the interrelated concerns of harm to local waterways, fisheries and tourism, two City…
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