It could take decades to restore numbers of Pearl River map turtle
The rare turtle, found only along the Pearl River, could take decades to recover under a new federal plan aimed at restoring habitat and stabilizing its population.
Author: Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator
Cameron pipeline blast shows why local air monitoring is needed, environmental group says
Air-monitoring equipment for the Habitat Recovery Project positioned 25 miles away from where Tuesday’s explosion happened, tracked a steep spike in particulate matter at the time of the explosion and other substantial increases four hours afterward, as natural gas from the pipe burned.
Environmentalists sue Louisiana officials over reissued Commonwealth LNG permit
The environmental groups say that the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy “violated its constitutional, statutory and regulatory duties” with its hasty reissue of a construction permit.
Reapproval of Commonwealth LNG project rankles Cameron locals, environmentalists
Louisiana Dept. of Conservation and Energy issues another permit after state judge ruled the original shouldn’t have been granted.
Judge rules permit for LNG terminal in Cameron Parish ignored potential climate impacts
Judge Penelope Richard cited the close vicinity of other export terminals as a factor in her decision, saying the state “failed to consider the secondary and cumulative impacts” of these facilities on climate change in the coastal zone.
New Orleans’ lead-heavy lizards could help scientists better grasp toxicity, evolution
The little brown lizards in New Orleans are thriving with blood levels of lead that Tulane scientists say should be lethal, even in far bigger creatures.
