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A liquefied natural gas tanker docks at Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass LNG, an export facility that started operating last year on the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Louisiana judge ends pause on new natural gas exports, but future expansion still in question

Halle Parker

A federal judge in southwest Louisiana ended the Biden administration’s pause on new liquified natural gas export plants on Monday, siding with 17 Republican Attorneys General.

An aerial image of an oil refinery situated along the Mississippi River.

Coastal Desk

Louisiana judge vacates state air permits for $9.4B plastics complex in chemical corridor

Halle Parker

A Louisiana district court judge on Wednesday vacated state air permits granted to a Taiwan-based company looking to construct a $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish, further stalling a controversial project that has faced backlash from some residents and environmental advocates.

Weeds grow in an area that is making it difficult (or impossible) for boats to get through in Bay City, Wis., on Monday, July 18, 2022. Frank and Cathy Dosdall have lived in Bay City their whole lives and have watched their harbor go from a vibrant waterfront to a place where no one can swim, play or fish. They’re really excited about this Army Corps dredging project in hopes that it can bring the Bay City beach back to what it used to be.

Coastal Desk

This federal program helped clean up the Great Lakes. Could it work for the Mississippi River?

Madeline Heim

Flooding is happening with more frequency and lasting longer, changing floodplain habitats. Invasive species are working their way further up the river and into its tributaries. And despite efforts to curb pollution running off land and into the river, the dead zone where the Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico still persists.Advocates for the river are hoping that a proposed federal funding program, modeled after an effort to clean up the Great Lakes, could change that trajectory.