Fifth Ward Elementary School sits in a U.S. census tract with the highest risk of cancer from air pollution in the country, EPA says.
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A federal judge has granted more time to rewrite rules governing endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, granting a victory to oil and gas interests and officials who argued the previous deadline would bring most energy operations in the region to a halt.
Who was buried at site of proposed Louisiana plastics plant? New research points to enslaved people.
Genealogical research by the Louisiana Bucket Brigade uncovered information about five enslaved people from the former Buena Vista plantation, now the site of a proposed plastics plant.
The letter regarding the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion puts further pressure on the state over the unprecedented, $3 billion project.
The program is part of the EPA's focus on environmental justice, with the agency's leader having visited Louisiana twice to highlight communities he says have been overburdened by pollution.
The 2016 floods are remembered as particularly devastating for parts of the state. In some ways, this storm was even worse.
The $1.3 billion plan is targeting homes and other structures in three Louisiana parishes. Not all of the money is in place.
Hurricane Francine revealed the impact of the growing popularity of home generators powered by natural gas.
The turtles' reemergence on the islands could help generate funds to restore the disappearing chain.
Numbers had plummeted for the spotted flatfish. They may also be a canary in the coal mine for climate change.