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La'Shance Perry/The LensThree new proposed chemical plants could more than quadruple ammonia production in the Donaldsonville area, leaving Ascension residents to face more toxic air pollution and possible chemical disasters, according to a new report from Rural Roots and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade. -
La’Shance Perry/The LensThe annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which president Trump has renamed the Gulf of America, predicts the section of water where oxygen is unnaturally low will be about average in size this year.
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As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules. -
New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. -
The Louisiana Public Service Commission and Trump administration both made decisions in April that could mean more expensive energy bills for residents. -
Two bills to ban weather modification in Louisiana have quietly moved their way through the state legislature this session, as a cohort of other states have moved to do the same with technology that purports to encourage rain or alter temperature. -
As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can be addressed by Neptune Pass, which branched off the Mississippi on its own and is creating the largest new delta in North America. -
The clean energy transition is moving forward, but the legacy of segregation leaves many urban neighborhoods locked out. -
A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants. -
Louisiana has four LNG terminals and two more are under construction. Many more are welcome, said Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. -
An 83-year-old well is gushing a mixture of oil and gas into the coastal marshes of Plaquemines Parish. The United States Coast Guard ramped up efforts to contain it on Thursday.
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Nearly a dozen bills about carbon capture and storage have gone before the Senate Natural Resources Committee. Only one passed.
