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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Exports have rocketed, particularly for European producers. Last December, the US became the world’s biggest exporter of this super chilled fuel. But as the FT’s Justin Jacobs explains, not everyone’s…
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Facebook Livestream Event October 14th, 2022 Cameron Parish, LA — Travis Dardar has provided for himself and his family as a fisherman in Cameron Parish for 7 years, mostly harvesting…
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The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana’s…
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The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a national environmental justice and civil rights office, a move that could result in further action in the part of Louisiana that advocates have…
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The Guardian: This nine-year-old was enslaved in the US. Her story could help stop a chemical plant.
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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