As the Trump administration sheds staff and funding at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a new analysis places Louisiana among states that have notably slashed their pollution regulation resources even…
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Two environmental groups opposed to a large industrial buildout in Ascension Parish are suing over the local government’s decision to withhold any agreements that officials signed with companies to not publicly discuss aspects of the expansion plans.
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As the Trump administration sheds staff and funding at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a new analysis places Louisiana among states that have notably slashed their pollution regulation resources even as industry expands.
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Newly released data from the federal government’s National Response Center revealed today that petrochemical plants in St. James Parish had 37 accidents in the last 14 months, including multiple releases…
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Phillips 66, the 40-percent owner of the proposed Bayou Bridge Pipeline, wants to build another 94-mile crude oil pipeline from what it calls the St. James oil market hub to…
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On behalf of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a public records request with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) seeking records related to the…
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The historic resistance to the Bayou Bridge Pipeline continued this week as ten trained Water Protectors deployed to six locations along the pipeline route. Most of the deployments were to…
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Louisiana Water Protectors Monitor Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction Amidst Flaccid State Oversight
While an injunction has halted construction in the fragile Atchafalaya Basin, work on Energy Transfer Partners’ Bayou Bridge Pipeline continues throughout southern Louisiana.
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