New system leading to steep hikes in Louisiana
St Charles sues FEMA
EPA strikes again for the good
German-owned plant had violated air quality rules in Reserve
Sharp flood insurance hikes
One Louisiana zip code projected to see nation’s steepest increase
The Mississippi aided the slave economy
The Mississippi River was at heart of La.’s slave economy. That history is now re-emerging
Dramatic cuts to power plant emissions
A long-awaited climate rule, which is sure to face legal challenges, would push plants that burn fossil fuels to use carbon-capture technology or hydrogen
$3.1 M to settle oil spill in the Gulf
Covington company blamed for leaking 16,000 barrels of oil
$562M for climate resilience
In Florida, Harris announces $562M for climate resilience
US inventories old growth forests
The report is the federal government’s first estimate of America’s oldest trees. Environmentalists hope it is a step for protecting them from logging.
Methylene chloride to be banned
Used as a paint stripper, methylene chloride can poison the nervous system and is the second chemical the agency is targeting under a 2016 law update
Energy transition is coming, there is no question
Energy transition will happen ‘whether you embrace it or not,’ John Bel Edwards tells conference