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Despite campaign promises, the Biden administration has been pushing climate and environmental justice priorities aside.

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, it’s clearer than ever FERC and the president need to champion environmental justice.

Gives you pause. >> morgan chesky, please stay safe. we have to bring in general russel honore, who was the commander of the task force katrina, and a native of louisiana. good to talk with you. we heard the governor the louisiana just a few minutes ago on our air saying, overtopping isnt the same thing as leveed failure. can you explain what he mean by that? >> yeah, that means the levee maintains its beity and the water flows over. when it fails, you have a hole in it, and thats what you saw...

Louisiana native famous for Hurricane Katrina response is back in the national spotlight Louisiana native famous for Hurricane Katrina response back in national spotlight By Jillian Angeline | May 10, 2021 at 3:27 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 3:27 PM WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Nicknamed the “Ragin’ Cajun” by some, Louisiana retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré became famous for his no-nonsense leadership after 2005′s Hurricane Katrina. Now, he has a new mission. A week after the ...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Reuters Photographer/Reuters Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant-General Russel Honoré is a man known for bootstrapping himself up from humble beginnings into the highest echelons of the world’s most powerful fighting force while over...

The retired Army general tapped to lead a review of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol said Sunday that rules need to change so protesters can't carry long guns to state Capitols.

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ADVERTISEMENT Five people died in the violent clash, including a Capitol Police officer and a woman who was fatally shot as she tried to gain access to the House floor. Thousands of National Guard troops have now been deployed to guard the Capitol amid credible security threats aimed at disrupting Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony.   Honoré is perhaps best known for serving as commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina, which coordinated the military’s relief efforts for those impacted by...

Experts Warn of Inauguration Threat to Soft Targets, Fully Expect Violence On 1/11/21 at 10:46 PM EST With President-elect Joe Bidens Inauguration looming on Jan. 20 amid one of the most serious political crises in the countrys modern history, experts expressed concern to Newsweek that the event itself may not necessarily be the primary focus for President Donald Trump loyalists seeking to disrupt the transition of power by attacking more vulnerable targets around the nation. "Soft targets, cr...

December 23, 2020 St. James Parish, Louisiana is a small black community at the end of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, they demand a safe and open evacuation route. Given the level of toxicity in this parish, it has earn the name of Cancer Ally. Photo by Fernando Lopez for Survival Media Agency. On All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, religious leaders from multiple denominations gathered in a sugar cane field in St. James Parish where evidence suggests enslaved African Americans were buried. In 2018, archae...