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Mississippi River is near record low from drought and Gulf saltwater is a threat

Mississippi River is near record low from drought and Gulf saltwater is a threat

The saltwater is threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro area. And also fresh water supplies to petrochemical plants that aren't prepared for salt water.

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hydrogen company sues Louisiana parish over carbon capture project
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World’s leading hydrogen company sues Louisiana parish over carbon capture project

The world’s leading hydrogen supplier sued Livingston Parish last week over local attempts to block the company from storing carbon from its proposed $4.5 billion plant beneath Lake Maurepas.

Causes
Louisiana judge stalls Formosa plastics
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Louisiana judge vacates state air permits for $9.4B plastics complex in chemical corridor

A Louisiana district court judge on Wednesday vacated state air permits granted to a Taiwan-based company looking to construct a $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish, further stalling a controversial project that has faced backlash from some residents and environmental advocates.
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climate impacts indigenous justice
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Connecting cultural identity and climate change, Tulane's Indigenous Symposium returns

For Indigenous people across the Gulf South, maintaining their cultural identity in a homeplace that is rapidly changing — even disappearing — due to climate change are among the biggest challenges they face.

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Restoring wetlands in Louisiana
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Restoring wetlands in Louisiana

Louisiana has lost about a third of its 3.2 million acres of wetlands since 1930, but the state is working hard to turn the tide.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Climate-focused races in overlooked elections are critical this year

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Major corporations push to influence biodiversity talks as UN COP16 unfolds

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Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Tribes lead historic effort to remove dams from the Klamath River

Tribes lead historic effort to remove dams from the Klamath River

CLIMATE
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Trump campaign plans overhaul for EPA's climate policies

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Climate pledges fall short as COP29 approaches