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us/Pennsylvania Families Exposed to Unusually High Levels of Oil and Gas Industry Chemicals, Report Finds
By Sharon Kelly
on
A groundbreaking four-part report by Environmental Health News (EHN) offers new scientific evidence that living near oil and gas development can expose people to a wide array of hazardous and carci...
us/From Pollution to the Pandemic, Racial Equity Eludes Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Community
By Julie Dermansky
on
Higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death have been found in people living in a stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge lined with over a hundred refineries and petrochemical plants.
us/Environmental Activists in Louisiana Call on Senator Cassidy to ‘Do No Harm’
By Julie Dermansky
on
“It took courage for Senator Cassidy to vote against Trump,” Sharon Lavigne, the founder of the faith-based grassroots organization RISE St. James, said about the Louisiana Republican after the imp...
Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths Globally, New Study Reveals
By Nick Cunningham
on
Fossil fuel air pollution is responsible for roughly one in five deaths worldwide, a much higher death toll than previously thought, according to a new study published Tuesday. Poor air quali...
£335: The Price of Tullow Oil's Environmental Failings — and a Boy’s Funeral
By Maina Waruru and Joe Casey
on
Joseph Loree's 14-year-old son Eliar drowned in 2016 while swimming at an abandoned quarry, left open by a contractor hired by a subsidiary of Tullow Oil.
Photos of the Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley in 2020
By Julie Dermansky
on
The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 is taking on the Black community brought environmental justice issues to the forefront during 2020. Calls for dealing with climate change and environmental j...
uk/Air Pollution Contributed to Death of Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, Landmark Ruling Finds
By Caitlin Tilley
on
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us/Cancer Alley Community Leaders Are Cautious As Biden Picks Their Fossil Fuel-Friendly Congressman for White House Role
By Julie Dermansky
on
Community leaders long at odds with the powerful petrochemical industry in Louisiana took note when their Congressional representative, Cedric Richmond, announced November 12 that he was taking a n...
us/Anti-pollution Advocates Cheer as Army Corps Reviews Formosa Plastics Permit in Louisiana
By Julie Dermansky
on
Environmental and community groups in Louisiana are elated after what they see as two back-to-back wins in their fight to protect fenceline communities from additional petrochemical industry pollut...
uk/Oil And Gas Workers Continue to be Excluded From 'Just Transition', Report Shows
By Chris Silver
on
The majority of offshore workers in the North Sea would consider leaving the sector, a new report has found. Poor job security was cited as the most pressing reason to quit the industry, after t...

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us/Pennsylvania Families Exposed to Unusually High Levels of Oil and Gas Industry Chemicals, Report Finds
BySharon Kelly
on
A groundbreaking four-part report by Environmental Health News (EHN) offers new scientific evidence that living near oil and gas development can expose people to a wide array of hazardous and carci...
us/From Pollution to the Pandemic, Racial Equity Eludes Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Community
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death have been found in people living in a stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge lined with over a hundred refineries and petrochemical plants.
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
us/Environmental Activists in Louisiana Call on Senator Cassidy to ‘Do No Harm’
ByJulie Dermansky
on
“It took courage for Senator Cassidy to vote against Trump,” Sharon Lavigne, the founder of the faith-based grassroots organization RISE St. James, said about the Louisiana Republican after the imp...
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths Globally, New Study Reveals
ByNick Cunningham
on
Fossil fuel air pollution is responsible for roughly one in five deaths worldwide, a much higher death toll than previously thought, according to a new study published Tuesday. Poor air quali...
£335: The Price of Tullow Oil's Environmental Failings — and a Boy’s Funeral
ByMaina Waruru and Joe Casey
on
Joseph Loree's 14-year-old son Eliar drowned in 2016 while swimming at an abandoned quarry, left open by a contractor hired by a subsidiary of Tullow Oil.
Series: British Company Tullow Oil Exploiting Africa’s Resources and People
Photos of the Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley in 2020
ByJulie Dermansky
on
The disproportionate toll that COVID-19 is taking on the Black community brought environmental justice issues to the forefront during 2020. Calls for dealing with climate change and environmental j...
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
uk/Air Pollution Contributed to Death of Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, Landmark Ruling Finds
ByCaitlin Tilley
on
I
us/Cancer Alley Community Leaders Are Cautious As Biden Picks Their Fossil Fuel-Friendly Congressman for White House Role
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Community leaders long at odds with the powerful petrochemical industry in Louisiana took note when their Congressional representative, Cedric Richmond, announced November 12 that he was taking a n...
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
us/Anti-pollution Advocates Cheer as Army Corps Reviews Formosa Plastics Permit in Louisiana
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Environmental and community groups in Louisiana are elated after what they see as two back-to-back wins in their fight to protect fenceline communities from additional petrochemical industry pollut...
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
uk/Oil And Gas Workers Continue to be Excluded From 'Just Transition', Report Shows
ByChris Silver
on
The majority of offshore workers in the North Sea would consider leaving the sector, a new report has found. Poor job security was cited as the most pressing reason to quit the industry, after t...