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Fishers, environmental groups fight massive LNG terminal in court
In the last two months, judges rejected approvals on three Gulf Coast methane facilities, sending them back to a federal agency for further review
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Louisiana federal court permanently blocks civil rights protections for Black communities statewide
The new ruling bars Louisiana from considering whether to permit industrial facilities in communities already facing a disparate impact from pollution
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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.
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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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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.
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In communities of color, most oil and gas jobs still go to white workers
There’s an unspoken promise when an industry moves into any community: We will disrupt your lives, but in exchange we will provide good-paying jobs.
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A known risk: How carbon stored underground could find its way back into the atmosphere
Generous federal tax credits are driving the onrush of carbon capture and storage projects being proposed in the U.S. But like a game of whack-a-mole, there’s a chance the planet-warming emissions could seep back up into the atmosphere after they are injected underground.
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The nonprofits cleaning up the oil and gas industry’s ‘dirty little secret’
These organizations are tackling the vast problem of orphaned wells.
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Losing ground: How one New Orleans community is sinking
While land is subsiding throughout the city, industry water use has exacerbated the problem in one predominantly Black and Vietnamese area.
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What hinders Louisiana’s shift toward renewable energy? Voters say their congressional leaders
Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas.
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Oil workers on foreign-flagged ships are at the mercy of corporations
Loopholes in U.S. law allow oil and gas companies to evade labor and environmental regulations and avoid compensating injured workers.