Residents of Cancer Alley are asking the federal government to intervene.
Louisiana Says Bring in the Feds
Will “Cancer Alley” get help?
Photo courtesy of Sierra Club In a speech this week unveiling a series of executive orders targeting climate change and industrial pollution, President Joe Biden said two words rarely uttered from such a high federal office, or even state-level ones
Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback
In a last-minute slap at President Donald Trump, a federal appeals court struck down one of his administration’s most momentous climate rollbacks on Tuesday, saying officials acted illegally in issuing a new rule that eased federal regulation of air pollution
Feds triple the size of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest coral sanctuary
The Gulf of Mexico’s largest coral sanctuary just got a lot bigger. The federal government on Tuesday formally approved the expansion of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, increasing its size from 56 square miles to 160 square miles.