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By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief

“They’re good at giving back, oh, $20,000 worth of this or that and taking $20 million.” – Eddie LeJuine, a commercial fisherman, on the LNG industry’s community contributions versus its profits from export facilities in Louisiana.

By Elise Plunk

Two major players in the liquified natural gas industry in Louisiana covered part of the cost of a recent restocking of redfish in coastal waters, but fishermen are skeptical about whether it will be effective. They’re instead calling for more investment in marshland restoration.

By Greg LaRose

Gov. Jeff Landry’s idea to pause U.S. diesel exports for 90 days to help bring down prices at the pump is a “misguided proposal,” according to a leading Louisiana’s fossil fuel industry group. The governor says Americans are subsidizing the cost of diesel in Europe, where limited a fuel supply and higher costs are connected to “issues in Iran” and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

By Jessica Kutz | The 19th

Bipartisan legislation proposed in Congress would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to strengthen safety at evacuation shelters and establish reporting protocols for issues like domestic violence and sexual assault. It would also require training for FEMA personnel in how to identify and support survivors of gender-based violence, as well as changes to how the agency conducts household check-ins after a disaster.

By Alex Brown

An eight-state coalition filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s payments to private companies to cancel offshore wind leases, escalating an ongoing legal battle over the government spending billions of dollars to block wind projects. 

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