Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster sent to Jefferson Parish landfill
Waste has been stored and recycled at other sites, but LDEQ grants an emergency exemption for River Birch
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Environment
This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects
The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch at Louisiana Tech University.
Trump ‘regulatory relief’ to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states
Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say.
Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’
New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.
Judge rules permit for LNG terminal in Cameron Parish ignored potential climate impacts
Judge Penelope Richard cited the close vicinity of other export terminals as a factor in her decision, saying the state “failed to consider the secondary and cumulative impacts” of these facilities on climate change in the coastal zone.
New report ranks states on climate-related health risks, clean energy policies
Health care systems nationwide are vulnerable to extreme weather and climate threats.
Louisiana cancels another major coastal restoration project
Gov. Jeff Landry scraps sediment diversion planned for Breton Sound marsh.
Silence from Smitty’s Supply, EPA’s lagging response leave lasting stains
While Gov. Jeff Landry was quick to denounce the speed of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-led clean-up, he's silent in holding Smitty's Supply itself accountable for the explosion, fire and recovery.
EPA releases list of hazardous inventory at Smitty’s Supply
Plant held millions of gallons of motor oils, fluids and other petrochemicals.
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises.
