Environment Archives | The Lens

Louisiana’s new bill would codify gas as “green energy”

by Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews, and Delaney Dryfoos, The LensJune 18, 2025June 24, 2025

A bill on its way to the Governor’s desk—with connections to gas industry allies—could enshrine hydrocarbons as Louisiana’s future.

Maintaining independence in levee-board appointments

by Sandy Rosenthal and H.J. Bosworth, Jr.June 14, 2025June 14, 2025

Will Ascension Parish become Ammonia Parish?

by Delaney DryfoosJune 13, 2025June 13, 2025

Air pollution messes up pregnant women’s metabolism, spurs preterm births

by Brian Bienkowski, The New LedeJune 11, 2025June 11, 2025

Louisiana can’t afford a mirage

by Simone MalozJune 10, 2025June 11, 2025

Nothing is ever black and white on a plantation

by Jo BannerJune 3, 2025June 3, 2025

Tracking the sediment carried by the muddy Mississippi

by Delaney DryfoosMay 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Legislature must demand that Mid-Barataria Diversion proceed, as planned

by David MuthMay 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Through a new Mississippi River channel, Mother Nature shows the land-building power of sediment diversions

by Delaney DryfoosMay 13, 2025May 13, 2025

LNG terminals threaten to push Calcasieu River pollution ‘beyond repair’

by Delaney DryfoosApril 28, 2025May 6, 2025