Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump-era key environmental law reform
A federal judge in Virginia has thrown out lawsuits by environmental groups in the state who were challenging a Trump-era change to […]
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New Louisiana law keeps some industrial pollution accidents hidden from the public
A new law signed into effect by Governor John Bel Edwards will allow self audits to be conducted by industrial facilities in […]
Read moreScience catches up to what residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ have been saying about pollution
Race, poverty, and pollution help determine who gets sick. The Tulane Environmental Law Clinic report confirms what we continually see in our […]
Read moreThis session made the 8th consecutive year the Louisiana Legislature heaped praise on Formosa Plastics
Formosa Plastics, a Taiwanese plastic company, is planning a new plastic manufacturing facility in St. James Parish. The economic benefits of the […]
Read moreExxon to invest $240 million in Louisiana refinery
Exxon has announced that it will be updating one of its refineries located in Baton Rouge. The refinery currently does not comply […]
Read moreEPA to Consider Strengthening Health Protections for Soot Pollution
In December 2020, the Trump administration refused to strengthen the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This decision was made despite the […]
Read more“Death by a thousand cuts”: How Congress continues to whittle away at a critical environmental policy
A transportation bill currently passing through congress is set to revitalize American infrastructure with increased funding and reductions to red tape hindering […]
Read moreNEPA Litigation Update
In July 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued its final rule updating its regulations for federal agencies to implement the […]
Read moreIn Two Opposite Decisions on Alaska Oil Drilling, Biden Walks a Difficult Path in Search of Bipartisanship
On Tuesday, the Biden Administration announced that it would be suspending oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR). […]
Read moreBig Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast
The next phase of a $50 billion plan to protect the Louisiana coast from erosion and rising sea levels has cleared an […]
Read moreThis major Louisiana coastal project just received a positive report from the Corps of Engineers
One of the most expensive, ambitious and controversial projects in Louisiana’s 50-year, $50 billion bid to save the southern third of the […]
Read moreGillibrand Introduces Legislation To Ban Firefighting Foam With Cancer-Causing Chemicals
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York has introduced a bill that would ban the use of firefighting foam that contains cancer-causing […]
Read moreWater near Arizona Air Force base is tainted in latest case
PHOENIX — The U.S. Air Force says it will be distributing bottled water to thousands of residents and business owners near its […]
Read more‘Cost of Silence’: Film Review
Most Americans who don’t live on the Gulf Coast have, in all likelihood, long ago stopped thinking about the causes and effects […]
Read moreABC News Family of 11-year-old boy who died in Texas deep freeze files $100 million suit against power companies
Texas power providers Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Entergy Corporation have been hit with a $100 million lawsuit accusing them […]
Read moreDuPont, Chemours reach agreement over ‘forever chemicals’
The Dupont Co. and its spinoff business Chemours have agreed to resolve legal disputes over environmental liabilities for pollution related to man-made chemicals […]
Read more‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida
Tom Kennedy learned about the long-term contamination of his family’s drinking water about two months after he was told that his breast […]
Read moreHISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIREFIGHTING FOAMS
WRITTEN BY: MICHAEL G. STAG Firefighting foams have long been essential for controlling fuel-based fires in military, industrial, and municipal settings. However, […]
Read moreA Plan Made to Shield Big Tobacco From Facts Is Now E.P.A. Policy
Nearly a quarter century ago, a team of tobacco industry consultants outlined a plan to create “explicit procedural hurdles” for the Environmental […]
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