Noxious refinery fire deals another blow to Garyville neighbors, weary of fighting harmful emissions. Across the river, the blaze strengthens neighbors' commitment to block the introduction of industry there.
Every month for past four months, a decade-long malfunction has returned, covering nearby blocks with dime-sized drops of oil.
Though serious concerns remain about fresh water altering coastal ecology, the hope is that Louisiana ultimately could create more coastal land than it loses, with this $2.9 billion diversion of lower Mississippi River.
The U.S. is now the world's top exporter of LNG. Towns in southern Louisiana are paying the price --through pollution, noise, and destruction of this area's longtime way of life.
Low-oxygen section of the Gulf of Mexico is smaller than predicted this year
High-tech camera detects plentiful methane leaks outside the first Gulf Coast liquified natural gas export terminals. That creates concern about the additional 20 terminals planned nationwide.
Oil and gas facilities along the Gulf Coast have long been a ‘major market’ for specialty insurance
The city's needs require a new approach that prioritizes equity, the group argues.
