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.
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Environment
Parish in Chemical Corridor, which has historically welcomed petrochemical plants, considering outright ban on solar panel farms
There are more than 30 industrial sites in the parish.
Environmental groups slam nation’s largest exporter of natural gas for trying to skirt EPA emissions rule
Houston-based Cheniere asks to be exempt from rule limiting hazardous emissions, including formaldehyde.
New Orleans finalizing legal contract for Gordon Plaza relocation
Contract sent to Sher Garner firm for completion, despite objections from some City Council members.
Corps of Engineers scrutinizing report grain elevator company submitted for grain elevator construction site in St. John
Groups opposed to the project say construction could damage what they say is a historically significant site, possibly containing graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
High water and prolonged flooding are changing the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River, a new report finds
The report shows increasingly wetter conditions over the past few decades in the floodplain — a trend that, spurred by climate change and land-use practices, looks likely to continue.
City Council approves $35 million for Gordon Plaza residents’ relocation
The remaining residents of the subdivision have been fighting for relocation funding for years.
EPA promises to review air pollutant standards in proposed deal with groups representing ‘Cancer Alley’ community
The proposed consent decree would settle a suit filed by environmental organizations and a group of residents of St. John the Baptist Parish.
Industry overpumping of Baton Rouge’s groundwater could pollute the supply for residents
A new bill would make it legal for regulators who oversee the Southern Hills Aquifer to also work for private companies that pump from it.
Judge allows pre-construction activity for $400 million grain elevator in historic, majority-Black part of St. John Parish
The plaintiffs seek to stop the construction of the grain elevator, alleging that the site likely contains unmarked graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
