air quality

WWNO’s Coastal Desk is taking a look back at the local and environmental news we produced this year.

A bulk storage facility plans to join with the Louisiana Environmental Action Network to monitor air quality in a ‘Cancer Alley’ community.

The American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report shows some metro areas in the Gulf States continue to have poor air quality.

Dow Chemical says the air quality at a plant in Louisiana is safe following a July 14 explosion, but nearby residents remain skeptical based on past incidents.

A $500,000 EPA grant will make more air testing in Pascagoula’s Cherokee Forest community possible. Residents worry their voices will — again — not be heard.

The big Saharan dust cloud headed for the southeastern United States seems a bit much in our current moment, but it's not that unusual.

For years, it’s been joked that DEQ stands for “don’t even question,” since Louisiana allows its industrial plants to self-report hazardous releases.…

All week we’ve been looking into Louisiana’s environmental quality, so what about the air that we breathe?“Certain standards go above and beyond what EPA…

For years, it’s been joked that D.E.Q. stands for “don’t even question”, since Louisiana allows its industrial plants to self-report hazardous…

In early December, the Department of Environmental Quality released their annual report. Much of the report focused on air quality-- in particular,…