environmentalists

Heather McTeer Toney, executive director of Beyond Petrochemicals, takes a boat tour of Corpus Christi Bay in Texas with local members of the Coastal Watch Association who are fighting against several proposed petrochemical facilities in the area. Toney says President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on climate groups and environmental justice “feels scary.”

Criminal targeting of environmental groups ‘scary,’ advocates say

Groups now worry about FBI probes as they struggle to rebound from federal spending freeze enacted under President Donald Trump.

Anne Rolfes is arrested by Baton Rouge police.

Coastal Desk

Environmental Advocates Say They Are Being Unfairly Targeted

Tegan Wendland

Activists in St. James Parish have been fighting the development of a giant plastic manufacturing plant there for years. They have filed lawsuits,...

Politics

Another Bayou Bridge Lawsuit Filed

Even though all the permits are now in place, opponents of the Bayou Bridge pipeline are continuing to battle the project, filing another lawsuit in state…

Politics

Bayou Bridge Opponents Push for Study Request

Governor John Bel Edwards has been clear about one proposed – now controversial – project for the state.“We do favor, as an administration policy, the…

Mary Lee Orr on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline

Stephanie Riegel

Mary Lee Orr of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network talks about the state of the environment in Louisiana and the conflict over the Bayou Bridge…

Volunteer Tom Strain carries debris from an empty lot as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort in Camden, N.J. The Earth Day events celebrated on April 22 promote a sustainable and clean environment.

Politics

Green GOP Group Caught Between 'Rock And A Hard Place'

Frank James

On Earth Day 2014, it wasn't easy being an environmental organization in the Republican Party. The big donors who write checks aren't much interested in the environment.