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Louisiana judge stalls Formosa plastics
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Louisiana judge vacates state air permits for $9.4B plastics complex in chemical corridor

A Louisiana district court judge on Wednesday vacated state air permits granted to a Taiwan-based company looking to construct a $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish, further stalling a controversial project that has faced backlash from some residents and environmental advocates.
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enbridge’s westcoast connector pipeline
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Enbridge’s B.C. pipeline you’ve never heard of

First approved in 2014, the pipeline would ship up to 8.4 billion cubic feet of fracked gas every day. Now the company is seeking an extension until 2029 and applying to amend its route to avoid a Treaty 8 nation territory at the centre of a court ruling on the impacts of industry.

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Wet’suwet’en celebrate return of salmon amidst declines
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Wet’suwet’en celebrate return of salmon amidst declines

When the salmon return to Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C., the occasion is marked by celebration and ceremony. Protecting the waters and fish they rely on for their survival is a responsibility that goes back thousands of years.

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John Horgan’s NDP & Canadian environmental issues

The BC Government Tapes: Old growth

How serious is John Horgan’s NDP about environmental issues? I spent weeks talking to insiders to find out. First of three on forestry, fracked gas and Site C.
Politics
Natural gas to gasoline facility
Nicero

Natural gas to gasoline: A $6 billion proposal in PA

A Texas-based energy company wants to build a $6 billion facility that would produce gasoline from natural gas near the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Causes
DEP cites Shell for ‘malodors’ outside cracker plant construction site

DEP cites Shell for ‘malodors’ outside cracker plant construction site

Shell said the odors could be associated with anti-corrosion treatments to the plant’s cooling water tower. 
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Fossil fuel firms & banks & rise in single-use plastic

Fossil fuel firms, banks under fire for rise in single-use plastic

With a projected surge in production of throwaway plastic, a new index spotlights the companies making the raw ingredient from oil and gas and the banks funding them.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Truck being loaded with coal

Coal stockpiles strain US power sector as demand wanes

Bogotá faces water rationing

Bogotá faces water rationing

Oil pipelines stretching into the distance

Wisconsin oil spill fuels doubts over Enbridge’s pipeline safety

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People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

CLIMATE
wind turbines lined up in a green field

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Palm trees bending in the wind

Cyclone devastates Mayotte