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]Neighborhoods on the fence line of refineries throughout Louisiana face exposure to harmful chemicals on a daily basis. The chronic problems in refinery operations impact the neighboring community, the workers,…
[See More]The Louisiana Bucket Brigade and seven other environmental groups filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday in an attempt to get the agency to limit air emissions of the…
[Read Article]An environmental watchdog group on Wednesday called for the firing of state Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Rodney Mallett, saying Mallett repeatedly downplayed the public’s risks following a chemical spill…
[Read Article]At least 93 pollution incidents related to Hurricane Isaac should have been prevented by proper precautions by oil and gas, chemical and coal-handling facilities, representatives of three environmental groups said…
[Read Article]Oil industry destruction of communities in Angola and Louisiana were highlighted on May 7 at a presentation about the Angolan oil industry by Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro, Ambassador of…
[Read Article]The Louisiana Bucket Brigade protests today against what they say are unsafe working conditions at the Exxon Mobil facility in Baton Rouge
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