Formosa Plastics Group’s six-decade track record is “riddled with environmental, health, safety, and labor violations in multiple countries,” according to a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law,…
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Nearly a month after Hurricane Ida churned through a vast network of off-shore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and then spun over refineries, chemical plants and hundreds of…
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In the wake of so much disaster, Louisianans are forced to be resilient. By now, it’s built into our cultural psyche. In tough times, we rescue neighbors from rooftops, find…
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A technology created to track political violence in Kenya with social media is now being used to log the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf Coast.
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If there was a prison in the neighborhood and an inmate escaped, the community would be alarmed, said Mark Milligan, president of the Community Empowered for Change group in Baton…
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The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an environmental and justice organization, has released a new report detailing accidents at the state’s ten largest refineries and chemical plants, including Citgo Petroleum in Lake…
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Frequent accidents at 10 of the state’s biggest refineries resulted in the release of millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the air and millions of gallons of polluted water…
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by Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News NEW ORLEANS — In a report to be released on Monday, a local environmental advocacy group is highlighting what may be coming out of…
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Last Saturday the Louisiana Bucket Brigadel, Xavier University and Green Light New Orleans came together in a joint effort to bring Reserve energy efficient light bulbs and an environmental statement.
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