Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
[Read Article]The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also called FERC, is involved in deciding where LNG facilities and pipelines will be located. FERC usually meets in Washington, D.C., but representatives came to…
[Read Article]Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report from independent research firm Ohio River…
[Read Article]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…
[Read More]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…
[See More]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…
[Read Article]ProPublica analyzed data from an EPA model to estimate current toxic levels of cancer-causing chemicals in the air of St. James Parish.
[Read Article]Sharon Lavigne, a champion against industrial pollution and environmental racism in St. James Parish, will testify at a hearing of the U.S. House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Wednesday morning,…
[Read Article]Mark Schleifstein of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate writes the latest installment in The Advocate‘s partner series with ProPublica, “Polluter’s Paradise”, with a disappointing review of new EPA rules designed…
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