Mark Schleifstein

‘We Are Not Expendable’: Southaven Residents Fight xAI Plan for 41 Gas Turbines to Power Musk's Grok Many residents around Southaven, Mississippi, oppose xAI’s data centers and presence in their backyards, fearing for their health and environment.

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Statement on Public Availability of Scientific Information and Scientific Evidence on Climate Change The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

The evidence relating to climate change has been comprehensively assessed hundreds of times by subject matter experts and scientific organizations that are motivated to be scientifically accurate … www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big Record LNG exports to Europe pushing up prices for U.S. consumers even more than forecast.

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NWS New Orleans on X: "A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi until 2 AM CDT https://t.co/L6b5e2Iy8a" / X A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi until 2 AM CDT https://t.co/L6b5e2Iy8a

Tornado watch for New Orleans, Baton Rouge, north shore, Mississippi Gulf Coast thru 2 a.m. Thursday.
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Time to reserve:

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Today in History - March 10 Hallie Quinn Brown | Alexander Graham Bell

Elocutionist, educator, author and political activist:

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BOEM Releases 2026 National Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
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Landry navigates tricky middle ground to reach settlement in coastal damage lawsuits • Louisiana Illuminator Jeff Landry has managed to deftly maneuver around a massive political pitfall: dozens of lawsuits from coastal parishes against oil and gas companies that seek billions to address wetlands damage and ...

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Oliver Houck, emeritus professor of environmental law, honored during the 31st annual Tulane Environmental Law and Policy Summit, which he founded.

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Louisiana close to settling big coastal lawsuit with ConocoPhillips, Gov. Jeff Landry says Gov. Landry says Louisiana is close to a settlement with ConocoPhillips in the state's landmark coastal lawsuits — unlocking 150,000 acres for restoration and nearly $480M in federal funding. Chevron ...

Landry said that the settlement would involve the company giving the state access to 150,000 acres of land it owns and "unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in coastal investment." "Access to" but not ownership, mineral rights?
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Court rules Louisiana parish held illegal secret meetings on proposed chemical plant A Louisiana court found that St. James Parish violated the state's open meetings law by holding secret meetings on a proposed Wanhua Chemical plant. One judge asked the parish's attorney if the public...

“It is sort of a ‘slap on the wrist,’” said Devin Lowell, an attorney with the Environmental Law Clinic at Tulane. “But it does make clear that what the parish did is illegal. So they should know not to do it again.”

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Massive fire at Dow plant in Louisiana 'should have never happened,' safety panel says The explosion released nearly a decade’s worth of emissions of the flammable and potent carcinogen ethylene oxide.

The explosion in Dow’s Glycol II unit on July 14, 2023, in Iberville Parish released nearly a decade’s worth of typical emissions of the flammable and potent carcinogen ethylene oxide – more than 31,000 pounds — along with 16 other chemicals in 12 hours.

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Bob Marshall: Greenhouse gas reversal is ominous for south Louisiana The Trump administration’s rollback of a scientific finding that served as the backbone for federal climate change policy is terrible news for Louisiana, columnist Bob Marshall writes.

This isn’t more “sky is falling” rhetoric from climate extremists. It’s the finding of some cold, hard facts.
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Jefferson Parish leaders fight over West Bank levee board in financial turmoil The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District, tasked with providing levees and flood protection to the residents of Jean Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria, doesn’t own any equipment, not even a

A consequence of the original “don’t include levees outside the main levee system in SLFPA-W” legislative decision.

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Apparent strike in Iran's capital happened near offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei An apparent strike in Iran’s capital Saturday happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

AP story with more details

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Live Updates: Israel Says It has Launched an Attack on Iran

And so it begins:

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[Abraham Lincoln, candidate for U.S. president, three-quarter length portrait, before delivering his Cooper Union address in New York City] / Brady, N.Y. 1 photographic print : gelatin silver. | Abraham Lincoln, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly right.

A real president. Abe Lincoln 166 years ago today, just before his election. www.loc.gov/resource/cph...

Get the Lead Out: How New Orleans can reduce toxic heavy metal exposure - Verite News New Orleans Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems may give New Orleans a roadmap to cleaning its pollution.

Verite News spoke with experts in Michigan, Indiana, and Rhode Island to learn how their communities implemented successful lead reduction efforts in recent years, with the aim of finding options that could be applied in New Orleans.
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A professor challenged the Smithsonian. Security shut the gallery. As President Donald Trump seeks to reshape museums and other cultural institutions, historian James Millward has been “guerrilla teaching” visitors about changes that have been made.

The Institution was founded in 1846 with funds from the Englishman James Smithson (1765–1829) according to his wishes “under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” Until Trump?

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Fact-Checking Trump’s State of the Union Speech

The numerous lies and exaggerations in Trump’s SOTU

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Fortified but still in peril, New Orleans braces for its future: Our Drowning Coast Burnell Cotlon lost everything in Hurricane Katrina -- "just like everyone else," he said. When the flawed floodwall bordering his neighborhood in the Lower 9th Ward gave way in August

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This memory popped up on Facebook today. The need for such partnerships between news organizations to bolster coverage of important local issues is even more important today!

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Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter’s home rips into Justice Department | CNN Politics A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked...

“Ms. Natanson has been deprived of basically her life’s work,” Porter said during the hearing, echoing comments from her lawyer that she’s been unable to continue reporting and gathering confidential sources following the raid.
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Trump's climate rule reversal raises stakes for hurricane-prone Louisiana The EPA is moving to repeal the endangerment finding — the legal backbone of U.S. climate rules. Here’s what that could mean for Louisiana’s hurricanes, insurance crisis and energy industry.

Trump’s endangerment finding repeal will speed sea level rise, higher hurricane storm surges, and speed the need to spend billions elevating Louisiana’s levees to keep them at 100-year levels.

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Professor removed from research team after revealing Lake Maurepas pollution awaits decision A Southeastern Louisiana University professor removed from a research project after revealing pollution in Lake Maurepas now awaits a decision on whether she can return to her role after a

“I came to the United States for freedom of speech and freedom of scientific inquiry,” she said. “To be repressed like this here too has shaken me to my core.”
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A project unique worldwide is unlocking mysteries of Louisiana's marsh. 'Really fascinating.' The project is now in its 20th year of operation, stretching from the chenier plains of the state’s southwest to the sinking soils at the Mississippi’s mouth.

Some monitoring stations, once on land, are now in open water. Others sit within marsh that has proven surprisingly resilient.

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