The U.S. House of Representatives’ recent passage of energy legislation aimed at expanding mining and fossil fuel production in the U.S. brought a quick rebuke from the Louisiana Bucket Brigade…
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In the United States, a landmark lawsuit filed in a federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday by residents of the state’s “Cancer Alley” declares an “environmental and public health emergency.” It calls…
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Legal experts describe a new environmental justice lawsuit as significant, timely and ambitious. But will conservative judges agree?
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A new study of reports submitted by the troubled ExxonMobil Chalmette Refinery to the Department of Environmental Quality has revealed that the refinery averaged approximately six accidents a month for…
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The St. Bernard Citizens for Enviornmental Quality and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade will be holding a community meeting this Saturday, July 22 at noon at Flour Power Bakery, located at…
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Who: The Marietta Gang is a group of St. Bernard Parish residents whose homes were covered in oil from Murphy Oil’s million gallon spill. Their property is on the official…
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Anne Rolfes, Louisiana Bucket Brigade September 19, 2005 Preface This is a story about my return to St. Bernard Parish. Although personal reflections are mingled with the nuts and bolts…
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November 4, 2003 – Today, a letter from the St. Bernard Citizens for Environmental Quality and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade notified a refinery in Chalmette, Louisiana ⎯ Exxon Mobil’s Chalmette…
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American flags flutter above mowed lawns. Freight trains rumble through, whistle, and kids play in back yards. In the evenings, frogs jump under porch lights.
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