pollution

The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board will shutter a predominantly Black elementary school that sits on the fenceline of a chemical plant. The decision came after eight years of pressure from community groups, federal agencies and lawyers.

Since the Clean Air Act took effect, emissions of the most common pollutants have fallen by around 80%.

Smith kicked off her first gospel concert tour in one of the country’s largest hotspots for toxic air last week: Louisiana’s chemical corridor.

Philanthropic and government investments in environmental justice are helping nonprofits push back against industrial development.

A new survey finds that Latino voters in the Mississippi River basin, including in Louisiana, care deeply about the river and are worried about pollution.

Environmental justice activists from opposite sides of the world came together on Friday in New Orleans to discuss their fights against the petrochemical industry. The event raised awareness about the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster in India.

The new ruling bars Louisiana from considering whether to permit industrial facilities in communities already facing a disparate impact from pollution.

This summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana has the power to call for change.

One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.

In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones