Storms and Stillness I am sitting on the shoreline looking out across the wide-open waters of Lake Pontchartrain, eyes locked on thunderstorm clouds traveling the horizon along the North Shore. It’s a relief—New Orleans was spared the worst of a tropical storm that had thrown the city into preparation mode. Just days before, I saw […]
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On Tuesday, April 8, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) shut down Drax’s attempt to increase pollution at its Amite BioEnergy wood pellet mill in Gloster, MS.
Mississippi residents take on major polluter and win! Read More »
As a new community organizer with Healthy Gulf, I recently had the privilege of traveling to Washington, D.C., to speak out against the harmful Energy Permitting Reform Act
Advocating for Our Gulf: Fighting Against Dirty Energy in D.C. Read More »
Frontline leaders and Gulf Coast community advocates had been planning a sit-in protest against liquified methane gas exports at the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters in Washington D.C., but then, the Biden Administration announced a pause on new permits for the facilities. The planned protest quickly turned into a victory lap following the LNG pause
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The decision by the EPA raised widespread concern over potential consequences for at-risk Louisiana communities.
Controversial EPA Primacy Decision Raises Concerns for Louisiana Communities Read More »
As storms have forced many to desert the Cameron Parish coast, industry has used the opportunity to take over their land and exploit the remaining residents in the process.
Beyond the towering chemical complexes, just beneath the ground, lies a troubling history of racial injustice and ever-increasing industrial pollution.
In recent years, carbon dioxide (CO2) waste capture and injection, also known as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), has gained momentum as a suggested climate change solution, especially as the United States federal government throws billions of dollars behind it. This unproven technology has been particularly attractive to
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It’s been a busy spring for Healthy Gulf and our community partners in Louisiana. With more than 34 new methane gas, carbon capture and petrochemical projects planned for the state, Louisiana is ground zero for fossil fuels and climate chaos. But we’re building a broad, fighting movement for people and our planet! In March we
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Justin Solet is a tribal member of the United Houma Nation, organizing fellow with Healthy Gulf, commercial fisherman, and 10 year veteran of the Gulf oil fields.
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