Louisiana

EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

The EPA probe has raised the hopes of residents in St. John the Baptist Parish who have long questioned a high incidence of cancer among those living near a 53-year-old neoprene plant.

By Victoria St. Martin

With Biden in Europe Promising to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports, Environmentalists on the Gulf Coast Say, Not So Fast

By James Bruggers

After Ida, Louisiana Struggles to Tally the Environmental Cost. Activists Say Officials Must Do Better

By James Bruggers

Indigenous Tribes Facing Displacement in Alaska and Louisiana Say the U.S. Is Ignoring Climate Threats

By Dalia Faheid

Amid the Misery of Hurricane Ida, Coastal Restoration Offers Hope. But the Price Is High

By James Bruggers, Bob Berwyn

To Flee, or to Stay Until the End and Be Swallowed by the Sea

By Dalia Faheid, Katie Livingstone

Does Another Plastics Plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Make Sense? A New Report Says No

By James Bruggers

Activists See Biden’s Day One Focus on Environmental Justice as a Critical Campaign Promise Kept

By Kristoffer Tigue, Agya K. Aning, Judy Fahys, Katie Surma

Laura Rapidly Intensified Over a Super-Warm Gulf. Only the Storm Surge Faltered

By Bob Berwyn, James Bruggers

Two Louisiana Activists Charged with Terrorizing a Lobbyist for the Oil and Gas Industry

By James Bruggers

Across America, Five Communities in Search of Environmental Justice

By David Hasemyer, Ilana Cohen, Judy Fahys, Kristoffer Tigue, Nicholas Kusnetz

Louisiana’s Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Imposed Harsh Penalties for Trespassing on Industrial Land

By Nicholas Kusnetz

In Louisiana, Stepping onto Oil and Gas Industry Land May Soon Get You 3 Years or More in Prison

By Nicholas Kusnetz

First GHG Permits Test EPA's Tailoring Rule

By Maria Gallucci

Alabama Shipbuilding Town Reels Under Drilling Moratorium

By Jacoba Charles

Louisiana Fishermen Slam Claims that Oil Almost Gone, Seafood Safe

By Jacoba Charles

In Wake of Gulf Spill, Louisiana Moves on Renewable Energy

By Dave Levitan

Sen. Landrieu's Plan Would Export Louisiana's Coastal Destruction to Florida

By Sue Sturgis