Holy Cross neighbors sue state fire marshal over sprinklers in New Orleans Port grain project
The fire marshal’s decision to allow Sunrise Foods to install out-of-compliance sprinkler system is “abuse of power,” suit alleges
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Behind The Lens: Sunrise Foods sprinkler system raises fire code concerns in Lower 9th Ward (audio)
Former EPA officials: Trump administration is allowing data centers to make people sick
Former EPA officials warn that rapid AI data center expansion, combined with weakened federal pollution safeguards, could increase health risks associated with air pollution and fossil-fuel-powered energy production. Their report identifies at least 30 federal actions they say could make a more polluting data center buildout more likely.
Medical groups, patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Medicaid enrollees from five states and leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit Friday challenging new Medicaid work requirements, which they argue will threaten people’s coverage and care.
SpaceX rocket launches will create bird ‘no-life zones,’ experts worry
SpaceX’s planned launch facility in Vermilion Parish could transform South Louisiana while raising questions about impacts on coastal wetlands, migratory birds, wildlife and environmental protections.
Recognition is powerful. Accountability is even more powerful.
Sometimes, being recognized for the community work you do gives you a moment to pause and ask an even bigger question: What happens when that same community needs its leaders to stand up for what’s right?
It is time for New Orleans to pause on surveillance technology
An open letter to Mayor Helena Moreno and the New Orleans City Council.
Behind The Lens: SNAP cuts could threaten free school meals; New Orleans marks Black Education History Week (audio)
Changes to federal food assistance and a new recognition of Black education history raise important questions about students, schools, and the history taught in New Orleans classrooms.
Sunrise Foods skirts fire code with Alabo Wharf grain facility
Flaws in the plans for the warehouse's fire sprinkler system in the Lower 9 are “so egregious” they should not be permitted, one fire protection expert warned.
Behind The Lens: Color or community? Supreme Court ruling reshapes Louisiana’s congressional map (audio)
Journalist Emmanuel Felton talks about traveling through Louisiana’s disputed congressional district, examining the communities at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on racial gerrymandering, representation and political power.
