Category
Environment
Oil sprayed on neighborhood from S&WB plant for second time
Mississippi River basin should be getting more USDA conservation funding, report says
Nonprofit: Greenfield owes $200 million in property taxes for grain elevator project
These global banks made emission pledges. They’re still investing billions in expanding US gas exports
Gordon Plaza residents warn their attorney: Hands off of $35 million allocated by the City Council
Residents of Gordon Plaza, which sits atop a toxic landfill, want to keep their lawyers away from $35 million the New Orleans City Council set aside for people who lived there.
Tax incentives start rush for carbon capture projects
For years, fossil fuel companies have been reluctant to build carbon capture facilities, except to recover oil, because it was too expensive. Now, with the aid of a federal tax credit in the 2022 federal Inflation Reduction Act, they are lining up to capture and store carbon with the potential to make billions of dollars in profit.
Leaks beneath pump stations responsible for New Orleans’ drinking water went uninvestigated for two years
Lawsuit: Buildout of industrial facilities in Black areas of St. James Parish is discrimination
