Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
[Read Article]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…
[Read Article]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…
[Read Article]On a crisp autumn day in Washington last month, Mary Hampton and Robert Taylor entered Cedric Richmond’s office hoping their federal representative would take the time to listen.
[Read Article]In a 10-year period marked by a dramatic increase in newly built and planned petrochemical plants in the state, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has seen its budget slashed…
[Read Article]Sharon Lavigne, who founded the community action group RISE St. James just a few years ago but already has become a strong leader against petrochemical pollution in her parish, testified…
[Read Article]ProPublica analyzed data from an EPA model to estimate current toxic levels of cancer-causing chemicals in the air of St. James Parish.
[Read Article]Sharon Lavigne, a champion against industrial pollution and environmental racism in St. James Parish, will testify at a hearing of the U.S. House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Wednesday morning,…
[Read Article]Mark Schleifstein of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate writes the latest installment in The Advocate‘s partner series with ProPublica, “Polluter’s Paradise”, with a disappointing review of new EPA rules designed…
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