Report: Plastic May Soon Overtake Coal as a Climate Killer
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The U.S. plastics industry releases at least 232 million tons of greenhouse gases each year — and the problem is only growing
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Can This Cajun-Punk Musician Protect His Culture From Climate Change?
Posted in: Music FeaturesLouis Michot on the mutual aid efforts after Hurricane Ida, his plans to distribute solar power, and why some people would rather die than move away
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Hurricane Ida Pounded Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley.’ Its Residents Need Help, and Demand Change
Posted in: Politics NewsRolling Stone speaks with St. James resident and environmental activist Sharon Lavigne: 'People keep calling me. They need generators. The sick and the elderly. I've given all our generators away.'
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Hurricane Ida: How to Help Louisiana, Other Areas Hit Hardest by the Storm
Posted in: Culture NewsMutual aid funds are helping communities in the southeast that were devastated by the storm — and they need our help
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Moves to Spring 2022 as Delta Variant Surges in Louisiana
Posted in: Music NewsOriginally rescheduled for October 2021, organizers shift fest again due to "current exponential growth of new Covid cases" and "ongoing public health emergency"
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Want Proof We Need a Civilian Climate Corps? Look No Further Than Louisiana
Posted in: Politics FeaturesGulf Coast communities are on the frontline of climate change. A program now being debated in Congress could put people to work building a more resilient South
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Trump Looted $44 Billion From FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund in the Middle of a Record-Setting Hurricane Season
Posted in: Politics NewsThe wisdom of that decision is called into question as Hurricane Laura heads toward Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi
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Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Is Getting Even More Toxic — But Residents Are Fighting Back
Posted in: Politics FeaturesOne of the most polluted regions of the country is being overrun by a new glut of oil and gas facilities, including one that will emit as much carbon as three coal-fired power plants
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Activists Raise Nearly $2 Million to Rebuild Burned Louisiana Churches
Posted in: Culture NewsFund will be split between three churches that were set fire during a 10-day period
