Climate Change

“ Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said climatologist Barry Keim .

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

The incoming Trump administration will have a say in whether federally backed direct air capture projects in Louisiana move forward.

New study finds a $500 insurance hike boosts mortgage delinquencies by 20%, stressing housing impact of changing climate.

The mostly Native American community of Isle de Jean Charles made international headlines when it underwent a first-of-its-kind resettlement program due to coastal land loss and other climate change impacts. Now that residents have relocated, the state is focused on helping them stay there. But after hearing its sustainability plan at a recent meeting, residents expressed frustration over the new homes they received from the state.

Entergy Louisiana customers will see a slight increase in electricity prices, the utility said in a press release. Customers were spared a big rate hike after the state's Public Service Commission approved two settlements with the utility.

On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we hear how Louisianans are feeling about renewable energy — and, in the case of offshore wind turbines, how they’re training to work in the industry. We also learn what child care workers are doing to protect kids during another exceedingly hot summer in the South.

After a year of climate disasters, farmers and ranchers met to swap seeds and talk about how they're adapting.

Watch a replay of the Gulf States Newsroom's listening session for its recent series about towns transformed by major environmental shifts.

As the Mississippi River drops to one of its lowest levels in recent history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said salt water from the Gulf of Mexico could threaten drinking water as far north as New Orleans’ French Quarter if no action is taken.