Carbon Capture
Like carbon dioxide, this Louisiana task force’s work is deep underground
A report due in February still hasn’t been submitted after a series of public meetings; leaders of the carbon capture and sequestration study are mum
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Floodlight — with partners at WWNO, the Lens, and the Louisiana Illuminator — is reporting on greenwashing, misinformation and the lack of corporate accountability in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast.
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Louisiana’s ‘business-friendly’ climate response: canceled home insurance plans
Under a new state law, residents will no longer be protected from homeowners’ policy cancellations, higher deductibles or big rate increases.
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Regulators asked to deny permits for giant Louisiana plastics plant
Citing air modeling and new federal soot standards, advocates want environmental regulators to block the proposed 2,400-acre project.
Gulf Coast
Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ residents ask for fed help in pollution fight
Residents of color are pushing the U.S. Department of Justice to block expansion of industrial development in their communities.
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Study: Minorities ‘systematically’ underrepresented in US petrochemical workforce
In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones
Gulf Coast
Is US offshore wind dead in the water — or just poised for the next big gust?
The Biden Administration wants to boost offshore wind. But other forces, including cost, political opposition and disinformation, have slowed adoption.
Gulf Coast
Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana
Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds.
Gulf Coast
Report: Soaring methane exports ‘liquidate’ Gulf Coast future
University researchers say federal regulators fail to consider harm to ‘fenceline’ communities when approving liquefied natural gas plants.
Gulf Coast
23 states ask EPA to halt civil rights rules regulating pollution
The dispute stems from a ruling by a Louisiana judge that the agency’s application of race-based considerations exceeds its authority.
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Hundreds of millions up for grabs in environmental justice grants
Housing, air monitoring, green jobs and coastal resilience are some of the initiatives that could receive funding under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Louisiana energy company plans to float above climate damage — literally
Utility argues natural gas plant would keep offshore oil and gas servicing companies, and nation’s only deepwater oil port, operational.
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Small farmers cry for help as climate change keeps killing crops
Some are asking Congress to add more crop insurance and disaster assistance for smaller producers in the upcoming US Farm Bill.
Gulf Coast
Secrecy around gas export terminals leaves public in the dark on dangers
As liquefied natural gas terminals grow exponentially along the U.S. Gulf Coast, experts raise alarm on low-risk, high-consequence events
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When a climate denier becomes Louisiana’s governor: Jeff Landry’s first month in office
Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force.
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Public outcry against carbon capture in Louisiana growing
Some activists worry that the daytime state task force hearings in Baton Rouge on the issue are missing important voices from affected Black communities.
Gulf Coast
Plan to stash planet-heating carbon dioxide under U.S. national forests alarms critics
Around 140 groups have called for an extension of public comment period over U.S. Forest Service proposal amid questions about safety and impact.