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Trump ‘regulatory relief’ to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states

By Terry L. JonesFloodlight Residents of the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast are bracing for their latest environmental setback: A two-year exemption loosening emissions standards

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Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

By Wesley MullerContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday, October 2 that it has begun additional water sampling from areas where

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Plant held millions of gallons of motor oils, fluids and other petrochemicals
By Wesley MullerContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — More than a month after a major industrial fire in Tangipahoa Parish, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released an inventory list identifying the millions ...
In St. James Parish, Exxon plans to lay carbon pipeline alarmingly close to homes, businesses
By Delaney Nolan, The Lens, and Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews (Special) — London Toussaint, 8, points to the sugarcane field just behind her home. “That’s where we play at,” she says, “Me and ...
OSHA office closure in ‘Cancer Alley’ raises fears about risks to workers
By Marcus Baram Capital & Main On the morning of March 20, Mathew Roberts was working at a chemical plant on the outskirts of Baton Rouge, when he was involved in an ...
As dollars dry up for Louisiana’s coastal restoration, advocates strategize to sustain it
By Terry L. Jones Floodlight Louisiana’s desperate efforts to restore and protect its diminishing coastline from further erosion over the past decade has been largely funded by the more than $8 billion ...
Formosa Plastics returns to fight again
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens For decades, Formosa Plastics Group, a Taiwanese conglomerate, has pushed to build a giant petrochemical complex in southeast Louisiana. In the 1990s, after fierce resident opposition, Formosa ...
NOLa receives $50,000 for youth-led climate change projects
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — New Orleans has received $50,000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies to invest in youth-led projects that help address the climate crisis, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office announced earlier ...
Environmental Justice Issue Heats Up In Louisiana, Sparking Yet Another Battle Against Fossil Fuels
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The recent growth in natural gas usage has generally been seen as a positive development for the Louisiana economy, but Black Louisianans know ...
Gulf Coast groups to distribute $50M in federal environmental justice grants later this year
By Drew Costley Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – Environmental and climate justice groups in the New Orleans region may be in line for federal grants for things like monitoring air quality, solarizing, weatherization ...

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