Tag: refineries
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The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife
Activists travel past the site where the Bayou Bridge pipeline will cross underneath the Atchafalaya river. Photograph: Joe Whittle for the Guardian Activists fight to stop construction of the Bayou Bridge pipeline, which endangers an ecosystem that is one of the most important bird habitats in the western hemisphere Deep within the humid green heart…
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Pruitt takes over authority for EPA water protections policy
photo: © Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt has signed a directive giving himself more authority to determine environmental regulations for projects near regional waterways, according to a memo released Wednesday. The internal document obtained by the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) gives the EPA chief final decision-making authority…
