Louisiana parish president sparks free speech fight after shutting down ‘Cancer Alley’ film screening
St. John Parish leader ‘vetoed’ the showing of a documentary about the Denka plant.
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Environment
Researchers warn of threats – to humans and native plants – from little-known ant
Louisiana residents in two East Baton Rouge parks reported seeing the Asian needle ant, a stinging invasive species. The sightings were verified last summer by LSU AgCenter entomologists.
The decisions we make now still matter for Louisiana’s coast
Louisiana needs a stable, science-based coastal strategy rather than a political one.
Trump exempted some of the nation’s biggest polluters from air quality rules. All it took was an email.
More than 180 polluting facilities nationwide, including dozens in Louisiana, emailed requests. Many were granted a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules.
The Supreme Court is deciding whether Roundup, America’s most-used herbicide, needs a cancer warning
Because President Trump issued a controversial executive order last month that deemed glyphosate/Roundup as critical to national security, the Supreme Court ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test Trump's base from within.
Why The Guardian’s new article about New Orleans feels like ‘a modern day redlining of an entire city.’
"Understand how the term relocation hits when you use it for those of us who have made lives here," writes 11th-generation New Orleanian Christopher Ard. "Maybe try 'abandon' or 'give up on.'"
How to ignite concern for climate change in boys, who seem to have less interest in the environment.
Studies suggest girls care more about the planet and climate change. One researcher suggests nurturing the ethic in boys, and in all children, starting as early as primary school. "We know that all young people care about each other and nature."
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.
Paraquat and Parkinson’s: Inside the risks in Wayne County, Mississippi
Paraquat use is rising and so are concerns about its link to Parkinson’s disease. A look at one Mississippi county at the center of the issue.
This herbicide is so toxic it’s been banned in over 70 countries. But plants in the South are releasing it into the air.
Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and just a sip is fatal, but tens of thousands of pounds of it are being released in the Mississippi Basin.
