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 Thursday, April 21, St. Bernard Parish and state officials, community members, public health advocates and church representatives cut the ribbon on the state’s first-ever real time air monitor.
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Two groups go online with their systems.
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In the fertile countryside just a few miles from urban New Orleans, breezes from the Mississippi River waft over neatly clipped lawns and carefully maintained cottages in a modest residential…
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For people living near oil refineries or industrial plants, the signs can be obvious: strange odors, particles clouding up windows, and high rates of respiratory illness.
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The Gambit: The smell test; Chalmette residents hope federal lawsuit will help fenceline communities
On a recent Thursday morning, a group of neighbors met in Ken Ford’s Chalmette living room, a half-mile from the ExxonMobil Chalmette refinery.
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Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobile’s refinery southeast of here, alleging that the plant endangers the health of nearby residents and has repeatedly violated limits on emissions.
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