The American Petroleum Institute’s list of requests to the incoming Trump administration would remove many of the available federal tools to rein in deadly global warming.
[Read Article]Formosa Plastics insists it will respect, protect site where it’s proposed a $9 billion complex.
[Read Article]New research from an environmental advocacy group seeking to identify some of those buried at the site of a proposed plastics plant along the Mississippi River in St. James Parish…
[Read Article]An environmental watchdog group on Wednesday called for the firing of state Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Rodney Mallett, saying Mallett repeatedly downplayed the public’s risks following a chemical spill…
[Read Article]At least 93 pollution incidents related to Hurricane Isaac should have been prevented by proper precautions by oil and gas, chemical and coal-handling facilities, representatives of three environmental groups said…
[Read Article]Oil industry destruction of communities in Angola and Louisiana were highlighted on May 7 at a presentation about the Angolan oil industry by Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro, Ambassador of…
[Read Article]The Louisiana Bucket Brigade protests today against what they say are unsafe working conditions at the Exxon Mobil facility in Baton Rouge
[Read Article]Louisiana’s 17 crude oil refineries averaged nearly a malfunction a day in 2010, according to a study by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an environmental justice organization.
[Read Article]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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