The Louisiana Bucket Brigade hosted a talk about the exacerbating climate change issues that will have on our environment – locally, nationally, and globally – if the proposed Lake Charles…
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Because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europe wants to stop buying Russian natural gas. And that could have implications here in the United States. More gas export terminals may be…
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A Cameron Parish landowner who lives near the proposed Commonwealth LNG facility said it and other proposed LNG export terminals would destroy acres of wetlands that serve as a buffer…
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Though President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S. would ban oil imports from Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the decision may not move the needle much…
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Groups opposing a South Louisiana Methanol project sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today calling attention to the agency’s failure to obtain critical information about the facility’s possible…
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This morning, a massive explosion involving Ethylene Dichloride, a flammable carcinogen, erupted at the Westlake Chemical facility in Westlake, Southwest Louisiana. The explosion is still being investigated and its full…
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To apply: Send an email to hiring@labucketbrigade.org with a subject line that reads Job Title, Last Name, First Name. Attach your resume and cover letter. This position is open and applications are accepted on…
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NOLA.com: Twin sisters want their parish to heal descendants of the enslaved. How? Through the land.
Twins Jo and Joy Banner were just 10 years old when their family was nearly forced to leave their small St. John the Baptist Parish neighborhood to make room for…
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Cancer rates in parts of rural Louisiana, particularly in the state’s heavily-polluted industrialized areas, are much higher than the state average, according to a new study from Tulane University that appears to…
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