Tag: Living with Industry
Behind The Lens Episode 203: ‘They wanted to go after the grannies in the River Parishes’
Pam Radtke from Floodlight talks about how industry is pushing back against local opposition groups, Lens reporter Nick Chrastil speaks about Louisiana's incarceration rates and reporter Marta Jewson talks about a daycare run by a closing charter school group.
Report: Maps show Louisiana plants disproportionately located near Black communities
Nonprofit: Greenfield owes $200 million in property taxes for grain elevator project
Lawsuit: Buildout of industrial facilities in Black areas of St. James Parish is discrimination
Bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines
Fears of explosions prompt CO2 pipeline bill.
Greenfield misses initial $4m payment in Port agreement
The company’s controversial $400 million grain elevator project is behind schedule.
‘Severe’ weather delays LNG plant’s construction. How will the Gulf plant fare with rising seas and supercharged storms?
Hurricane Ida, new predictions on sea level rise compel the state to reevaluate its decision to issue a permit exemption for the project, environmental groups argue.
Gas export terminals pose a growing and invisible threat: air pollution
Residents around existing LNG facilities in Louisiana already notice the smell and irritants from nearby terminals. With more under construction, air quality is poised to worsen.
‘Forever Chemicals’ detected at five locations in Lower Mississippi River
The federal government has issued advisories, but not yet regulatory standards, for some PFAS chemicals.
