The Fifth District of Louisiana’s St. James Parish was never exactly a bustling community — but it was still a community. Then the local landmarks began to disappear. Woodrow’s grocery…
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Councilmember Cyndi Nguyen previews a resolution to oppose the Formosa plastics plant in St. James Parish and other items on Thursday’s agenda
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The resolution is backed by local restaurant owners, including the Brennan Family.
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Candidates to succeed Cedric Richmond in a solidly Democratic seat in Saturday’s special election have been obliged to address the toxic effects of the chemical industry in Cancer Alley
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Plans for a major petrochemicals complex by plastics group Formosa to be situated in St. James Parish, Louisiana are being called into question by IEEFA. The project makes very little…
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The Biden administration’s 60 day suspension on gas leasing and drilling permits on u.s lands and waters is expected to end soon. Oil workers still fear the worst. “Without oil…
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Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.), authors of the landmark Environmental Justice for All Act, wrote to President Biden today urging him to revoke Army…
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A group of United Nations Human Rights experts has raised “serious concerns” about the continued industrialization of the region of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley,” calling the permitted development of…
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