The controversial LNG export terminal Calcasieu Pass has had operational problems for more than two years, resulting in chronic air pollution. A landowner reports witnessing excessive gas flaring at the…
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Residents near Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass (CP) gas export facility have documented excessive flaring over the last few weeks, signaling ongoing operational problems at the facility.
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In capitulation to the power of local opposition, Wanhua Chemical has formally withdrawn its land use application to build a $1 billion dollar facility in St. James Parish. Opponents’ appeal…
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St. James Parish President Timmy Roussel and Operations Manager Blaise Gravois face new questions after a lawsuit was filed late yesterday afternoon by St. James residents alleging that Parish officials…
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Today, landowners, community members, environmental justice advocates, and a journalist filed a lawsuit (read it here) challenging a Louisiana law that makes it a felony punishable by up to five…
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As President Trump visits Louisiana to raise money and tout fossil fuel projects around the state, the petrochemical industry is celebrating unprecedented power at the federal level, with executive orders…
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Dear Members of the St. James Parish Council: On behalf of Ms. Genevieve Butler, Pastor Harry Joseph, Mt. Triumph Baptist Church, RISE St. James, and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade (collectively,…
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Yesterday, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) and Phillips 66 announced that the Bayou Bridge Pipeline will be operational by April 1st. The Louisiana Bucket Brigade response is as follows: ETP’s claim…
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