Tag: Louisiana
Bayou Bridge pipeline opponents file to intervene in hearing for private...
“TigerSwan doesn’t get to deny us our humanity in our state.”
Biggest oil spill since Deepwater Horizon is twice as bad as...
The flow has been contained, but no cause for the ruptured pipe has been determined.
Company behind gas rig explosion in Louisiana was sued for degrading...
What do we know about this company and its history in the state?
Oil rig explodes in Louisiana: 7 injured, 1 missing
The rescued crew members are being treated at local hospitals and a search is underway for the missing man.
Louisiana’s Cancer Alley residents sue chemical plant for nearly 50 years...
The magnitude of this injustice is driving people to make sure their community’s voice is heard.
Pastor leads lawsuit opposing Bayou Bridge Pipeline to protect Louisiana Cancer...
“The love of money is the root of all evil.”
Louisiana joins compact which brought out-of-state cops to Dakota Access protests
“It just seems that opposition to this pipeline is not reasonably based upon legitimate environmental concerns.”
Louisiana’s cancer alley residents push back against industrial polluters
The work of Citizens for a Better St. Gabriel is only beginning.
One community’s fight for clean air in Louisiana’s cancer alley
“They lie on people’s death certificates all the time.”
Louisiana offers clear example why states should expand Medicaid – not...
Legislators in Washington and in state capitols would be wise to see these results as a bellwether for the nation.
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How Democrats helped clear Trump’s path back to power
The Democratic Party has chosen again and again to abandon working people and cling to corporate power, militarism, and a feckless, out-of-touch leadership class, Norman Solomon of RootsAction says. And we’re all paying the price.
What I saw in Cuba was resilience
It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.
Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings
State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.
Top Interior officials ordered parks to end science policy, emails show
Under President Donald Trump, the Park Service has rescinded a policy aimed at preventing activities that threaten park resources and human health.
New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know
Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.