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 July 20th, Lawyers for Inclusive Louisiana and Louisiana Bucket Brigade submitted comments to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) opposing its proposed settlement with Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC…
[Read More]Lawyers for RISE St. James and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade today sent a letter (available here) to St. James Parish Council members advising them that the 2019 land use approval…
[Read More]Read the full letter with footnotes, citations, and sources here. May 12, 2021 St. James Parish Council 5800 Hwy. 44 Convent, LA 70723 By email to: linda.hubbell@stjamesparishla.gov …
[Read More]CM Kristin Palmer & the New Orleans City Council City Hall, Room 2W40 1300 Perdido Street New Orleans, LA 70112 Dear City Council Members: We have learned that the delicate…
[Read More]Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.), authors of the landmark Environmental Justice for All Act, wrote to President Biden today urging him to revoke Army…
[Read Article]Over 40,000 people from throughout the United States emailed objections to the Army Corps of Engineers regarding the permit for Formosa Plastics, a project that would destroy the African American…
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