Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards looks on as Air Products CEO Seifi Ghasemi delivers remarks about the company’s newly announced plan to build, own and operate a blue hydrogen Clean Energy Complex in Louisiana. Although the project is being hailed as a major clean energy investment in Louisiana, the definition of "clean" seems up to […]
Rise St. James President Sharon Lavigne, winner of the 2020 Goldman Prize, recently wrote a poignant letter to President Joe Biden requesting an in-person meeting this week. She talked frankly about what a home means, not just in terms of brick and mortar, but of the toil and sacrifice that goes into creating it and […]
Ret. Lieutenant General Russell Honore issued a scathing rebuke to Louisiana's oil and gas industry on Tuesday for its greed and gross negligence. In the typical style for which Honore has become recognized as one of America’s leading environmental advocates, he demanded that the oil corporations not taxpayers foot the bill to remediate […]
Resilient, /r??zily?nt/, adjective 1. (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. The word resilient is one that has been oft-used to describe those of us in Louisiana who survived Hurricane Katrina. A description one finds in media spectacles, political assurances, and academic studies. However, this notion of resiliency […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, many in Louisiana and around the country are wondering how to receive aid, how to support aid efforts, and how to volunteer. Here is a list of vetted charity organizations, mutual aid networks, and helpful resources for residents and those concerned elsewhere. There’s already many other great lists for […]
As Hurricane Ida threatens the Louisiana coast, residents of New Orleans and the surrounding areas are heeding the warning and evacuating en masse. Ida has the potential to be a Category 4 hurricane at landfall and come ashore around the Morgan City area, 82 miles away from New Orleans, on Sunday. The date also marks […]
A press conference was held August 23rd in Wallace by the community organization, Stop the Wallace Grain Elevator, voicing opposition and demands in response to a proposed grain terminal in Wallace, Louisiana. Representatives from the Center for Constitutional Rights, Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, RISE St. James, and Louisiana Bucket Brigade were in attendance. The grain […]
Plastic may last too long, but Formosa Plastics Group's plans for a new facility in Louisiana may not. The Associated Press has reported that the Army Corps of Engineers would be conducting a full environmental review of the planned $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) facility in St. James Parish. Jaime Pinkham, the Army's acting […]
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a grassroots organization that fights for environmental justice in Louisiana, released a press statement Wednesday reporting that Nucor Steel had cancelled their planned "Pelletizer Project" a major expansion of their facility in St. James Parish. This comes as good news to the members of the local community and environmental organizations […]
On July 30th, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses grassroots action to produce petrochemical pollution accountability, released a press statement detailing a recent proposed settlement between the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC. The settlement finds that Nucor's Romeville facility in St. James Parish repeatedly violated […]
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