Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also called FERC, is involved in deciding where LNG facilities and pipelines will be located. FERC usually meets in Washington, D.C., but representatives came to…
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Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report from independent research firm Ohio River…
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As part of a sweeping slate of climate policies announced Wednesday, the Biden Administration has banned all new oil leases on federal lands and water. Advocates are celebrating the move…
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A federal judge dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit challenging Kaohsiung City, Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group’s subsidiary FG LA LLC’s wetlands permit for its complex in St. James Parish, La., after…
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The following are excerpts from the hearing as spoken by Judge White in the matter of Formosa Plastics’ air permit for its proposed facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The…
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US President-elect Joe Biden has promised to decarbonise the U.S. electricity grid by 2035 and implement a host of other climate policies, which in theory would discourage fossil fuel companies…
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Please send applications and resumes to hiring@labucketbrigade.org The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state’s oil refineries and…
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With climate change high on President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda, one might think local environmentalists would have high hopes for U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond’s ascent to the role of key White…
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