The life stories of enslaved people are crucial to a legal battle over a Louisiana petrochemical facility that could triple residents’ exposure to carcinogens
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The company, an affiliate of Formosa Plastics, said it intended to move forward with the $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish despite the ruling.
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The environmental justice movement notched important victories in Louisiana this week by blocking two planned petrochemical plants — a move that will prevent huge amounts of greenhouse emissions from entering…
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On behalf of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a public records request with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) seeking records related to the…
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Pollution from Shell and IMTT has plagued St Rose for years. In early June, 2014 there was a huge spike in pollution when equipment meant to control emissions from the…
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Louisiana has seventeen oil refineries including some of the largest in the country. Chronic, on-going emissions and large accidents from refineries and chemical plants pollute and endanger all of us,…
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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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