Despite a SpaceX official’s promise that birds will “come back” after launches, experts say migratory and local bird populations will be heavily impacted by the site’s thousands of planned annual launches.
Elon Musk’s plan for a $100 billion rocket launch complex on Louisiana’s coast could fund marsh restoration and shoreline protection, but the scope and cost remain unclear.
State leadership sought no public comment on a massive SpaceX project in Vermilion Parish. Louisiana residents took their concerns to the feds instead.
Louisiana granted SpaceX historic tax breaks for its $100B launch site. Documents reveal what Vermilion Parish gains, and what local taxpayers give up.
New state laws insulate SpaceX from many forms of legal recourse over damages from Starbase Louisiana’s launch site in Vermilion Parish, putting residents at risk, experts say.
After months of speculation, Gov. Jeff Landry and SpaceX leadership announced plans for a $100 billion launch site in Vermilion Parish on Tuesday.
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