The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy policy that doubles down on oil and gas exports under…
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Neighbors, both for and against a proposed natural gas facility, had the chance to share their thoughts on the project during a public hearing Tuesday.
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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.
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On Tuesday, April 20th, BP’s offshore oil rig known as the Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing eleven workers and sending dozens more diving for their lives into the sea. The blaze…
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CHALMETTE, La. — An environmental watchdog group says St. Bernard Parish residents were exposed to more chemicals than initially reported by the Chalmette Refinery after the release of a powdery…
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New York Times Greenwire: Locals Track Gulf Oil Spill’s Health Impacts, Paving Way for Federal Study
An approaching storm had silenced relief-well drills and grounded wildlife rescue boats.
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The nonprofit Louisiana Bucket Brigade released a critical review Tuesday of the air-monitoring program established by the Environmental Protection Agency in response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The…
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New York Times – Greenwire: OSHA Responds to Concerns About Gulf Spill Responders, Releases New Data
The Obama administration has released a new analysis of chemical monitoring performed by BP PLC in order to tamp down concerns that offshore responders battling the oil giant’s Gulf of…
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WASHINGTON — A Louisiana environmental activist told the Congress on Thursday that workers cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil leak are not being given information about the hazards of…
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