Growing Leaders for a Healthy Gulf
Highlights from our Spring 2025 Fellowship Program and looking forward to our Fall 2025 Fellows.
Growing Leaders for a Healthy Gulf Read More »
News
Trump Administration Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
The Trump Administration announced its new federal offshore drilling plan to open more oil and gas drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf across the Gulf of Mexico and other sensitive waters across America. The plan calls for a staggering 34 lease sales for oil and gas over five years, and would bring drilling into the
Trump Administration Plans to Expand Offshore Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Read More »
Healthy Gulf Urged Officials to Deny Air Products Permits
A new facility, the Louisiana “Clean” Energy Project (Air Products’ blue hydrogen/carbon capture and sequestration plan), is being planned within a half mile of a primary school in Sorrento. Yet nothing about this project is clean, and many residents were never consulted or informed about the project in advance. Above: Land cleared for the proposed
Healthy Gulf Urged Officials to Deny Air Products Permits Read More »
Better Places to Live, Healthier Waters to Love
Instead of building connected, livable neighborhoods, most development is following the pattern of suburban sprawl—where cars are required for almost everything.
Better Places to Live, Healthier Waters to Love Read More »
Mississippi residents take on major polluter and win!
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 »
Rising Energy Costs and Uncertainty: The Impact of a Utility Sale to Private Equity on New Orleans Residents
New Orleans is on the verge of a significant utility shake-up, as the city considers the sale of Entergy’s natural gas distribution system to Delta State Utilities (DSU), a private equity firm with no prior experience serving customers.
Advocating for Our Gulf: Fighting Against Dirty Energy in D.C.
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 »
Recap of the 2024 Florida Legislative Session
This year, Healthy Gulf and our allies were mostly on the defensive. We stood our ground to protect existing environmental laws…
Recap of the 2024 Florida Legislative Session Read More »
Endangered Rice’s whale is a key part of a healthy Gulf
In the Gulf of Mexico, I searched for one of the planet’s most endangered animals – the Rice’s whale, a key part of a healthy Gulf.
Endangered Rice’s whale is a key part of a healthy Gulf Read More »
D.C. Protest Turns into Victory Lap Following LNG Pause
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
D.C. Protest Turns into Victory Lap Following LNG Pause Read More »