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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The environmental justice movement notched important victories in Louisiana this week by blocking two planned petrochemical plants — a move that will prevent huge amounts of greenhouse emissions from entering…
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Speaking at what was once one of the most polluting coal-fired power plants in Massachusetts, President Joe Biden announced his plans to address climate change, which include executive orders addressing extreme heat…
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The Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to enforce climate policy has laid the groundwork for Republican attorneys general and conservative legal activists across the…
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In president’s backyard, Bayou State advocates rally against gas import terminals
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CONVENT — A resolution in St. James Parish to place a moratorium on development of solar farms was narrowly voted down at Wednesday’s parish council meeting. The council, however, approved…
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Louisiana environmental groups criticized the nation’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas on Tuesday for asking the Biden administration to exempt the company from complying with an emissions standard meant…
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A few days ago, FERC suspended the environmental review of Venture Global’s proposed second LNG export facility in Cameron.
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