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DeSmog Jan 8, 2020 @ 14:41 This week, plans to build one of the world’s largest plastics and petrochemical plants in St. James Parish, Lousiana — the heart of the state’s notorious Cancer Alley — inched forward as Lousiana approved air quality permits that could allow the plant to release 13.6 million tons per year of greenhouse gases — equal to three coal-fired power plants — and a host of other pollutants. The St. James plant would be the single most polluting facility of 157 pl...

Queens Theatre (QT) will present a week of virtual performing arts classes to engage students during the New York City Public School spring break-from Monday, March 29th to Friday, April 2, 2021-to spark participants imaginations and grow their natural performance skills through fun, targeted theater activities, and rigorous workshops.

The U.S. has not only met targets set by the Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions at power plants — it’s exceeded them. That’s according to a new

Halfway through Simply Sondheim comes a one-two punch of timely resonance, and in a way that’s far more impactful today than when the musical revue premiered at Signature Theatre six years ago. Sagely leading the group number “Now You Know” from Merrily We Roll Along, Awa Sal Secka might as well be commiserating with all those whose views about life, people, or society writ large have become appreciably less optimistic as a result of the pandemic and the related social ills it has exace...

Tony Kushners Angels in America has joined the lineup of National Theatre at Home, the official streaming service of Londons National Theatre. Marianne Elliotts production was filmed during its 2017 run at the National, prior to its Broadway engagement the next year. The filmed Angels in America features nearly the exact same cast lineup as the New York run, led by Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield as Roy Cohn and Prior Walter, respectively, roles for which they would eventually win Tonys. ...

U.S. Steel says its Clean Air Act permit already covers the issue, but a town that suffered months of smelly, harmful emissions after a plant fire says residents deserved additional disclosure. Mon Valley Works is an integrated steelmaking operation under the U.S. Steel umbrella that includes the Clairton Plant, Edgar Thomson Plant, Irvin Plant and Fairless Plant. (Photo via Courthouse News courtesy of U.S. Steel) PHILADELPHIA (CN) — Environmentalists urged the Third Circuit on Friday to expa...

Demi Lovato Set to Star in Comedy Hungry About Disordered Eating Renee Fabian © The Mighty Demi Lovato On Monday, entertainment media outlets broke the news that Demi Lovato is set to return to TV. She will be starring in (and executive producing) a new comedy called “Hungry.” The pairing of comedy and disordered eating, however, has given some mental health advocates pause. “Hungry,” according to TV Line, is a show during which “friends who belong to a food issues ...

fema.gov Originally published on January 12, 2021 12:48 pm After reading Southerly and WWNO/WRKF’s recent investigation, Louisiana native David LaCerte says the issue is “something that all of our leaders should be concerned with.” The U.S. Chemical Safety Board will make preparing for the threat of climate change a priority in its recommendations on how to make industrial facilities safer, said David LaCerte, the newly appointed senior advisor to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, or CSB...

After reading Southerly and WWNO/WRKF’s recent investigation, Louisiana native David LaCerte says the issue is “something that all of our leaders should be

Here’s Everyone Running for New York City Mayor (So Far) Curbed 1 day ago Caroline Spivack Are you running for mayor? No? You may be unique: More than six months before the primaries in June, the race is already brimming with candidates. Some 40 New Yorkers have filed campaign paperwork — ranging from career politicians to total newcomers — and several more are exploring bids for City Hall. Over the coming months, prepare yourself for a barrage of campaign speeches, deba...