The belt is predicted to stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.
Category: Environment
Posted inEnvironment
St. James Parish approves solar farm moratorium
Some solar advocates told the council it should instead consider a moratorium on petrochemical projects.
Posted inEnvironment
Grain elevator company loses appeal to kill St. John residents’ suit opposing zoning ordinance
The suit is part of a broader effort to stop the construction of the large grain terminal.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Grain elevator tax deal could cost St. John Parish more than $200 million over 30 years, analysis finds
Greenfield Louisiana inked a deal that allows it to pay a flat fee in lieu of taxes for decades.
Posted inLand Use
New cruise trips in River Parishes, touted as economic boon, not happening anytime soon
Officials said at a recent event that ships would be landing within weeks. But no one has applied for permits to build a dock.
Posted inEnvironment
‘Dead zone’ smaller than expected, but bigger than desired
Though significantly smaller than expected, this year’s dead zone still far exceeds the long-term goal.
Posted inEnvironment
How Minnesota’s little, polluted Crow River clouds the Mississippi
The Crow runs into the Mississippi, bringing a share of the pollution driving the large and growing oxygen-depleted ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inEnvironment
Could a federal funding program that helped clean up the Great Lakes work for the Mississippi River too?
Mississippi River watershed communities like Bay City, Wisconsin are feeling the effects of environmental degradation. Advocates hope a proposed federal funding program, based on a successful initiative in the Great Lakes, could change this.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council committee approves moratorium on Entergy shutdowns until November
The resolution, which the company has agreed to, now goes to the full council for final approval.
Posted inEnvironment
River Parish rejects solar farm ban, clearing way for possible future development
The council will engage with a third-party entity to study the economic and environmental impacts of such projects.