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Dwyer Community Volunteer Day – New Orleans

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Healthy Gulf is leading a one-day community beautification and environmental education event supported by Culture of Cleanliness. The event will bring together volunteers coordinated through NetWork Volunteers, including middle-school students from California, ages 12–14, and chaperones and staff. Melia, Rosedale, and Pines Village Neighborhood Associations will be invited to participate. Volunteers will beautify the three […]

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From New Orleans East to the State Capitol: We Are Finally Moving Together

/ By / Hold Industry Accountable, News

On August 21, I walked into House Committee Room 1 at the Louisiana State Capitol for the first meeting of the Louisiana Task Force on Illegal Dumping Prevention and Enforcement. I was there representing Healthy Gulf, but I was also carrying the voices of New Orleans East residents who have lived with illegal dumping for

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Braised by Water: Building a Just Future for New Orleans East

/ By / Advance Climate Justice, Flood Less New Orleans, Protect Clean Water

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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Rising Energy Costs and Uncertainty: The Impact of a Utility Sale to Private Equity on New Orleans Residents

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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.

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Louisiana Communities Take Action for People & Planet

/ By / Advance Climate Justice, News

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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