( January 31, 2024, 10:28 AM EST) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — In granting Louisiana’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), a Louisiana federal judge found that the state showed that it would be irreparably harmed if the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) were required to perform disparate impact and cumulative impact analysis for environmental grant and permitting decisions....