The study looks at two smaller-scale projects that are in some ways predecessors to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, the $2 billion plan to slow land loss erasing Louisiana's coast. Construction
Businesses in the United States, Israel and other countries were planning to invest billions in export terminals. Now, those projects are being canceled or delayed.
Despite hearing over four hours of public comments mostly in opposition, New Orleans City Council recently approved construction of a $210 million natural gas power plant in a predominantly minority neighborhood.
The eastern Gulf of Mexico has long been eyed for oil and gas drilling. But the Trump administration surprised industry analysts by including the U.S. east coast, where there has been no oil and little gas produced and little exploration.
