Formosa Plastics Group’s six-decade track record is “riddled with environmental, health, safety, and labor violations in multiple countries,” according to a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law,…
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Nearly a month after Hurricane Ida churned through a vast network of off-shore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and then spun over refineries, chemical plants and hundreds of…
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In the wake of so much disaster, Louisianans are forced to be resilient. By now, it’s built into our cultural psyche. In tough times, we rescue neighbors from rooftops, find…
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In a 10-year period marked by a dramatic increase in newly built and planned petrochemical plants in the state, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has seen its budget slashed…
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During a decade of cuts at EPA fueled by rhetoric that environmental responsibility should be shifted from the federal to state level, 30 states cut funding for their own environmental…
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The Louisiana Bucket Brigade joined the Center for Biological Diversity and hundreds of other advocacy groups in a legal petition filed Tuesday, demanding strict new air pollution standards for plastics…
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The Louisiana Bucket Brigade’s “State of the Movement” report highlights our challenges, our victories and our mission as we fight petrochemical pollution and support the fenceline communities of Louisiana. Written…
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Sharon Lavigne, who founded the community action group RISE St. James just a few years ago but already has become a strong leader against petrochemical pollution in her parish, testified…
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ProPublica analyzed data from an EPA model to estimate current toxic levels of cancer-causing chemicals in the air of St. James Parish.
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