As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest? Some say Trump part two needs a new strategy as ‘the novelty of mass mobilization has kind of worn off’ The Guardian - US · Jan 20, 2025
Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as 'a sacred duty' Over the summer, faith-based environmental groups took part in the Summer of Heat, a campaign that organized more than 40 protests at Citigroup investment bank’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan, condemning the bank’s financing of fossil fuel projects The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2024
EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback Michael Regan defends civil rights record and denies abandoning communities who face brunt of toxic pollution The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2024
Republican governors gather to attack Biden’s climate agenda Governors say president has ‘done nothing but attack American energy’ and urge end to US fossil-fuel rules and regulations The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2024
Louisiana governor accused of using public records law to intimidate EPA and ‘Cancer Alley’ community Deep south state escalates its fight against environmental protection with ‘rare’ use of public record laws The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2024
Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation The Environmental Protection Agency spent more than a year investigating whether Louisiana's oversight of industrial air emissions discriminated against Black residents The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
Louisiana judge tosses permits for $9.4B plastics complex A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company's planned $9_4 billion plastics complex in a heavily industrialized area often referred to as “Cancer Alley.” The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022