A state district judge sent critical air permits for a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex back to state environmental regulators so they can take a closer look at the St….
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ProPublica: Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S., but the Army Corps of Engineers intends to…
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Bishop Michael Duca, the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, on Saturday will join other Catholic leaders, St. James Parish residents and environmental groups opposed to a…
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WHEN: Tuesday, April 17, 11 am central time WHERE: Report released via phone conference: 512-489-3100, code is 7407529 WHAT: Greenpeace USA and Waterkeeper Alliance have published a ground-breaking report on…
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Today, a broad base of Louisiana advocacy groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, represented by the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, argued their petition to intervene in the…
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Newly released data from the federal government’s National Response Center revealed today that petrochemical plants in St. James Parish had 37 accidents in the last 14 months, including multiple releases…
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The historic resistance to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline continued this week as ten trained Water Protectors deployed to six locations along the pipeline route. Most of the deployments were to…
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Louisiana Water Protectors Monitor Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction Amidst Flaccid State Oversight
While an injunction has halted construction in the fragile Atchafalaya Basin, work on Energy Transfer Partners’ Bayou Bridge Pipeline continues throughout southern Louisiana.
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Newly released documents reveal that Louisiana state intelligence officers surveilled community groups opposed to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline and that regulators used language written by Energy Transfer Partners representatives in…
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