An Orkin man went to the wrong address, fogged Fat River Farm in the Lower 9th Ward with pesticides, ruined the farm’s ability to market its produce as organic, and upset the garden’s natural balance of insects.
The state’s air monitors are often miles from its biggest polluters and residents have little way of knowing what they’re breathing. That’s no accident.
As Meta’s massive AI data center, the most expensive in the nation, transforms rural Richland Parish, Louisiana's Black and white churches are divided over whether technological progress represents a God-given opportunity or a powerful new force likely to deepen inequities.
A proposed solar farm in Iberia Parish promised millions in local tax revenue and a boost for Louisiana's clean energy future. Instead, a misinformation campaign fueled public opposition that helped bring the project to a halt.
Solar panel misinformation, spread by bots and by neighbors, derailed projects in Iberia Parish promising millions in local tax revenue.
The manufacturer is building a $6 billion facility that will use cleaner technology — and potentially green hydrogen. But residents question whether they will benefit.
Though experts say there is no evidence the medication is harming drinking water or wildlife, Republican attorneys general and members of Congress are calling on the EPA to investigate and regulate mifepristone as a potential water contaminant.
"These projects involve massive volumes of compressed industrial CO₂ transported through high-pressure pipelines and injected underground for permanent storage," says the writer, president of the grassroots organization Save My Louisiana, explaining why citizens have the right to examine th risks of carbon capture.
Mangrove forests are experiencing a global resurgence. Louisiana may benefit from their ability to reduce coastal erosion, absorb carbon dioxide, and enhance vital coastal ecosystems.
With three longtime local gardens facing recent threats and displacement, it seems as though New Orleans may undervalue its community greenspaces. "Urban agriculture is seen as a temporary land use," said Devin Wright, from Sprout.
