RISE St. James and its supporters are calling for a halt to Formosa Plastics’ construction in light of the company’s risk to community health from the repeated, ongoing failure to…
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Rise St. James and Formosa Plastics don’t agree about what’s going to happen in the future. The environmental justice group says air, water and soil quality are already awful in…
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Development Director, Louisiana Bucket Brigade The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is a 501(c)(3) environmental health and justice organization working with communities that neighbor the state’s oil refineries and chemical plants. We…
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Introduction: On August 28, 2012, Hurricane Isaac made landfall in the United States as a Category 1 hurricane at the mouth of the Mississippi River. In the wake of the…
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Neighborhoods on the fence line of refineries throughout Louisiana face exposure to harmful chemicals on a daily basis. The chronic problems in refinery operations impact the neighboring community, the workers,…
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The BP Oil Disaster of 2010 exemplified the lack of oversight, poor commitment to safety and inadequate maintenance in the oil industry. This culture is one of accidents and spills…
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Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Production and Extraction Operations data from Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO), 2000. See the full report here.
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An Analysis of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster in Four Coastal Louisiana Parishes In this report, we discuss the self-reported impacts on health, collected through 954 surveys conducted in seven…
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On April 20, 2010, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, sinking two days later to become the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. The explosion killed 11…
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