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Alleging They Were Silenced for Speaking About Alton Sterling, Men Sue City...
Race and Racial JusticeJust days after learning charges would not be filed in the police killing of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge resident Eugene Collins waited patiently to make a public comment.When...
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ETP Reroutes Controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline Around L’eau Est La Vie...
Climate and EnvironmentEnergy Transfer Partners (ETP) has confirmed that the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline has been rerouted to go around the L’eau Est La Vie resistance camp.“We are glad that we...
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Experts On Bayou Bridge Robocalls Have Ties to TigerSwan, Industry Groups
Climate and EnvironmentIn late March, residents across Louisiana picked up the phone to hear a recorded voice inviting them to join experts for a “free informational conference call on the Bayou Bridge...
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Louisiana Judge Rules Bayou Bridge Pipeline's Coastal Use Permit Is Illegal
Climate and EnvironmentA judge has ruled that the coastal use permit issued for nearly 18 miles of Energy Transfer Partners’ Bayou Bridge pipeline is illegal because the state did not require it to...
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Construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline Continues Despite Judge’s Order, Water...
Climate and EnvironmentConstruction on the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline is continuing near the historic and predominately black community of St. James despite a judge’s ruling that the state...
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Louisiana Family Says Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction Damaged Home
Climate and EnvironmentMelinda Tillies said first time it happened she thought it was an earthquake or maybe an explosion. Her whole house shook, the lights flickered and tiles on edge of the kitchen...
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Tree Sitters Block Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction in Atchafalaya Basin
Climate and EnvironmentAiming to protect Louisiana communities and residents, water protectors say they are stopping construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline by engaging in multiple tree-sits deep in...
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Water Protectors Say Law Enforcement Not Protecting Them from Bayou Bridge...
Climate and EnvironmentWater protectors engaged in a tree sit in the Atchafalaya Basin say some local and state law enforcement agencies in Louisiana are refusing to protect them from what they call...
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Bayou Bridge Pipeline Worker Flashes Gesture Associated With White Supremacy
Race and Racial JusticeA photo of a Bayou Bridge pipeline construction crew shows a worker flashing what some say is a white-power gesture aimed at water protectors.The worker, who was on a boat...
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Bayou Bridge Pipeline Foes Say Moonlighting Sheriff's Deputies Protect...
Climate and EnvironmentIraq warveteran and pipeline opponent Ramon Mejia was trying to stop Energy Transfer Partners from illegally constructing a pipeline on a cypress tree-covered swath of land deep...
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