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
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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.
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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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This mini documentary features frontline leaders from SW Louisiana as they call out the big US banks financing the world’s largest buildout of LNG (liquified natural gas) exports.
This week the Supreme Court delivered a decision on West Virginia v. EPA that limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gasses.
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