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Louisiana public service commissioner slams carbon capture
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Davante Lewis, a newly-elected progressive Democrat on the Public Service Commission, criticized carbon capture and sequestration at a
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One carbon capture bill survived the Louisiana Legislature. Here’s what it would do:
By Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana lawmakers shot down more than half a dozen bills to address concerns around carbon capture, but one
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By Robert Zullo Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan — intended to cut carbon emissions from power plants — was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. ... St. John offers draft zoning rules dramatically reducing buffer areas around industrial sites, postpones public meetings for them
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens The St. John the Baptist Parish Zoning Department recently released draft zoning revisions that would appear to dramatically reduce the distance from which heavy industrial sites can ... New plan to protect La.’s coast begins months-long path to legislative approval
By Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — Could the Louisiana of 2073 face less flood risk from hurricanes than it does today? EPA sued for failing to regulate hundreds of coal ash dumps
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Environmental, civil rights, and community groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Michael Regan for exempting hundreds of toxic ... La. on notice after failing to submit clean air plan to EPA
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued formal notices last week to Louisiana and 14 other states that failed to submit plans to reduce ... N.O. City Council approves $35M for Gordon Plaza residents’ relocation
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens The New Orleans City Council unanimously agreed on Thursday to allocate $35 million to pay for the relocation costs of the residents of the Gordon Plaza subdivision, ... EPA promises to review air pollutant standards in proposed deal with groups representing ‘Cancer Alley’ community
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has pledged to conduct an overdue review of its air pollutant standards and to issue, as necessary, new rulemaking in order ... NEPA restoration buoys Gulf Coast environmentalists’ fight against Big Gas
By Makaelah Walters Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — When Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in response to public outrage over ecological disasters ranging from oil spills ...
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