Halle Parker
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Residents in one of Louisiana’s most heavily-industrialized parishes sued their local government in federal court on Tuesday, accusing officials of cramming petrochemical plants into Black communities.
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Gulf States Newsroom
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A man held at the ICE facility in Jena said detainees are being held in some cases up to three months after receiving their final deportation notices. -
Across the Gulf South, hospitals are cutting labor and delivery services. A program at UMMC hopes to equip health care professionals to fill in the rising gaps.
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A new study of the dramatic loss of wetlands in the Barataria Basin south of New Orleans during the last 130 years concludes that the two main causes have been construction of levees along the Mississippi River and subsidence due to oil and gas activity.But the study also contains potential good news: There may be enough sediment in the river to rebuild coastal land, disputing earlier estimates.
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Alabama only allows state funds for sewage infrastructure to go to public bodies. A civil rights complaint argues the policy hurts communities of color.
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Historic, mixed-used zones include many areas that function like neighborhood main streets. The council's move comes as the city prepares to pass new laws governing residential short-term rentals before the end of the month.
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NPR News
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Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun and three of his companies were also charged with crimes related to the promotion and sale of two digital currencies, Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT).
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The district attorney's office told NPR charges were dropped against Roiland "as a result of having insufficient evidence" to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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A new U.N. water report warns the world is headed toward a global water crisis if human-caused climate change and population growth aren't addressed.
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In this week's My Unsung Hero, Laura Holmes-Haddad got some much-needed kind words from a stranger.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.
