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Bob Marshall: Carbon capture a taxpayer-funded gusher
Watching Louisiana's oil-soaked politicians madly embracing carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions recalls a famous saying from the 1960s: Long hair can cover a red neck.
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Construction to begin on first mile of West Shore levee
The project has been on the books in one form or another for around a half-century. The lack of levee protection in the area led to major flooding during Hurricane
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Louisiana's ambitious plan to restore coast helped by study
The study looks at two smaller-scale projects that are in some ways predecessors to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, the $2 billion plan to slow land loss erasing Louisiana's coast. Construction
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EPA says state agencies' regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents
The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor.
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Some say 2022 alligator season in Louisiana is gonna be good
Alligators bring in an estimated $250 million to Louisiana annually, according to state officials.
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As climate change threatens coastal Louisiana communities, fishermen race to protect a culture
Louisiana identity is closely tied to our seafood, especially for the family-run businesses that have been working the state's waterways for generations. But that culture and history are in danger as the effects of climate change threaten to wash away small coastal towns and change how seafood producers operate.
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Louisiana Gov. Edwards wants to use federal infrastructure funds for greenhouse gas reduction projects
'Rare opportunity' to both invest in state, deal with climate, Edwards says.
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