Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
The Bayou Bridge pipeline will be the last leg of the Dakota Access, carrying oil fracked in North Dakota to Louisiana. The final stretch of the project, if built, will span 162.5 miles from Lake Charles to St. James, cutting through the Atchafalaya Basin, a national heritage area and the country’s largest wetland.
Aaron Mair’s story starts out all too familiar to people of color who have encountered any of the big green groups: He asked one for help dealing with an issue of critical importance to the health of his family and community — and was turned away.
It has become clear we face two distinct possible futures: Economic Transition or Ecological Collapse.
It has been a tough couple of years in the effort to unite labor, community, and environmental groups, an alliance that has always been strained.
