Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder must believe that climate change is a hoax. He is one of almost two dozen Republican state treasurers who are working to thwart climate action on state and federal levels, according to the New York Times. The group has been meeting secretly to plot strategy aimed at opposing regulations that […]
According to a statement from the USCG, less than 14,000 gallons of crude spilled after a platform experienced a structural failure at the Hilcorp Caillou Island facility in Terrebonne Bay, LA, causing a tank to fall into the water.
After decades of inaction on - and in fact encouragement of - petrochemical development, the St. James Parish Council has now voted to further study the environmental and economic impacts of proposed solar farms in the parish, in spite of the fact that they're generally considered safer and produce cleaner energy than fossil fuels.
The Supreme Court's (SCOTUS) decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to enforce climate policy has laid the groundwork for Republican attorneys general and conservative legal activists across the U.S. In its ruling, the Court embraced what is known as the "major questions doctrine," a conservative legal theory that states that only Congress can give federal agencies authority to decide issues of "major economic and political significance."
Over a thousand people joined together from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Puerto Rico on Saturday, June 4 for the Gulf Gathering for Climate Justice and Joy in Baton Rouge to hear stories from communities fighting against the oil and gas industry as well as take part in workshops centered around identifying strategies to […]
It has been known for a while now that Hurricane Ida was a deadly and destructive hurricane last year, making it the second-most damaging hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana with intensive winds, tornado outbreaks, and flooding. Now, Healthy Gulf has released a report indicating that the tropical noreaster that hit on August 29, 2021 […]
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade hosted a talk about the exacerbating climate change issues that will have on our environment locally, nationally, and globally if the proposed Lake Charles LNG Terminals continue on course. These exploit terminals are harming our coasts, driving up costs for all Americans, said James Hiatt, the Southwest Louisiana Coordinator […]
NASA's massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and Exploration Ground Systems are undergoing a critical final pre-launch test this weekend.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the New Orleans City Council have clashed several times over the past week over measures regarding control over and accountability for the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO), as well as budget money for public works projects and other city departments.
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the second portion of their sixth assessment report. The report offers a look at the most up-to-date information available on the planet's changing climate, and some scientists are calling it "the bleakest warning yet."
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