In the past decade, Southwest Louisiana has become ground zero for the LNG boom, marketed by industry and policymakers alike as a "cleaner" bridge fuel for the world's energy transition. But for many in this region, particularly Black and Indigenous communities along the coast, the costs have been anything but clean.
Margaux Blanchard
Margaux Blanchard is a freelance journalist and essayist focusing on environmental justice, global supply chains, and post-colonial critiques of climate policy.
