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Category: Environment
New Orleans Community Comes Together in Aftermath of Hurricane Ida
September 2, 2021Days after Hurricane Ida ripped through metro New Orleans, the community is coming together to take care of its own. While many people evacuated before the storm made landfall, and […]
Entergy Faces Many Questions About Power Restoration and New Power Plant
September 2, 2021At an emergency meeting of the New Orleans City Council at 10 am today, Council President Helena Moreno will take the lead in grilling Entergy about the timeline and process […]
Resources and Vetted Organizations Providing Aid For Hurricane Ida
August 31, 2021In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, many in Louisiana and around the country are wondering how to receive aid, how to support aid efforts, and how to volunteer. Here is […]
Hurricane Ida Updates: Will New Orleans’ Levee and Drainage Systems Protect Residents From Flooding?
August 28, 2021As Hurricane Ida threatens the Louisiana coast, residents of New Orleans and the surrounding areas are heeding the warning and evacuating en masse. Ida has the potential to be a […]
Proposed Grain Elevator Charged By Community With Environmental Racism
August 27, 2021A press conference was held August 23rd in Wallace by the community organization, Stop the Wallace Grain Elevator, voicing opposition and demands in response to a proposed grain terminal in […]
Army Corp To Do Full Environmental Review of Formosa
August 20, 2021Plastic may last too long, but Formosa Plastics Group’s plans for a new facility in Louisiana may not. The Associated Press has reported that the Army Corps of Engineers would […]
In the Face of Opposition, Nucor Expansion Fails
August 13, 2021The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a grassroots organization that fights for environmental justice in Louisiana, released a press statement Wednesday reporting that Nucor Steel had cancelled their planned “Pelletizer Project” – […]
Metro & City Promise Trash Pickup Improvement, 311 Calls Suggest Otherwise
August 5, 2021The mayor’s office released a press statement August 4th affirming the sentiment expressed in a letter addressed to the Metro Service Group signed by Matt Torri, Director of the Department […]
St. James Residents Fight Back Against Nucor Plant
August 2, 2021On July 30th, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses grassroots action to produce petrochemical pollution accountability, released a press statement detailing a recent proposed settlement between […]
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