Governor’s Climate Initiatives Task Force seeks net-zero emissions by 2050
Maybe Oyster Loss can be mitigated
More freshwater bad for Barataria oysters, but LSU study identifies a workaround
Denka Toxic Releases Under Fire
An environmental group is demanding that the EPA take emergency actions to reduce chloroprene emissions at the Denka Performance Elastomer manufacturing plant in LaPlace
Cancer – Yes. Cause – Not Sure
An LSU audit aimed at measuring how completely Louisiana’s cancer incidence database has counted new cancer cases around a controversial manufacturer in St. John the Baptist Parish concludes that the Louisiana Tumor Registry appears to have found all “reportable” cases
Mississippi River Cleaner after Clean Water Act
Not known for being a clean river, the Mississippi has been used as a dump for sewage and other runoffs all through its length. In 1972 the Clean Water Act was enacted and the river began a path to clean
Process over decision by Interim Climate Change Task Force
Hampered by delays resulting from COVID-19, an interim report submitted this week to Gov. John Bel Edwards by a task force on climate initiatives that he set up includes no recommendations on how to reduce greenhouse gases or how Louisiana
Filling Canals to Restore Wetlands at Sacred Sites
Please Save the Date and Attend this Vital Program Greater New Orleans Interfaith Climate CoalitionPresents Filling Canals to Restore Wetlands at Sacred SitesIt Is Simple, Quick, and Inexpensive! We Can Do This! With Professor R. Ben Turner, LSU Oceanographer and