$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes
“The Mississippi River created our parish and the many historic ridges of our landscape,” said Plaquemines Parish President Kirk Lepine. “These features […]
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SCOTUS’ October term could be somewhat “mooted”
[STEVE VLADECK for SCOTUSBLOG] Recent discussions of the Supreme Court’s upcoming term have understandably focused on the implications of the death of […]
Read more5 of the 6 largest California wildfires in history started in the past 6 weeks
[SACRAMENTO BEE] The staggering statistics keep piling up for California’s wildfire season: August and September account for five of the six biggest […]
Read moreOil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills
[PRO PUBLICA] In May 2019, workers in California’s Central Valley struggled to seal a broken oil well. It was one of thousands […]
Read more‘Nurdle Patrol’ survey finds plastic pellets on almost every Louisiana and Texas beach
At Grand Isle State Park, on a sandy beach popular with sunbathers and anglers, Jace Tunnell pointed to the tide line and […]
Read moreEPA Methane Rollback Temporarily Paused by Federal Court
[BLOOMBERG] The EPA’s rollback of methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry is temporarily suspended while a federal court weighs […]
Read moreA ‘Crossroads’ for Humanity: Earth’s Biodiversity Is Still Collapsing
[NY TIMES] The world is failing to address a catastrophic biodiversity collapse that not only threatens to wipe out beloved species and […]
Read moreHow Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled
[from NPR] Laura Leebrick, a manager at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon, is standing on the end of its landfill […]
Read moreLake Pollution a Concern in Lake Charles After Hurricane Laura
FROM KPEL: (LAKE CHARLES) Residents who live near the lake in Lake Charles are smelling something fishy. At least, we hope that […]
Read moreAmericans Back Tough Limits on Building in Fire and Flood Zones
From the New York Times (WASHINGTON) — Americans support far more aggressive government regulation to fight the effects of climate change than […]
Read moreMajority Of Hurricane Laura Deaths Linked To Improper Use Of Portable Generators
FROM NPR: More deaths associated with Hurricane Laura were caused by the improper use of portable generators than the storm itself. And […]
Read moreA rushed vaccine could do more harm than good
Everyone wants a vaccine for this devastating pandemic developed as swiftly and as safely as possible. But it’s important to remember that, […]
Read moreMore abdication of responsibility at the EPA
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday relaxed strict Obama-era standards for how coal-fired power plants dispose of wastewater laced with dangerous […]
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