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Charles Maldonado/Verite NewsPublic officials, experts and advocates agree the fee is needed to make up a funding gap, but are split on how it should be carried out. -
NASAThis is part 3 of our three-part series about elements. And today is a biggie: carbon. When we hear about carbon, it's usually about its role in heating up the planet. And while that's an absolutely critical part of the story, the story of this most miraculous of substances is so much larger.
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The storm dumped rain across the region — some areas saw 6 to 9 inches in a matter of hours. -
This is part 2 of our 3-part series about elements. Last time we met nitrogen, today, it’s partner in crime and in life – phosphorus. -
The National Weather Service says heavy rain from Tropical Storm Arthur's remnants is falling in southern Louisiana on Thursday morning and is expected to move into Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. -
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a federal agency that helps farmers protect soil and water and fight climate change. Advocates say those goals are in jeopardy. -
In this three-part series, we’re giving some of the most misunderstood characters on the periodic table a fuller story. We dive into the fascinating double lives of these elements that are both the makers and unmakers of our world.In part one, reporter Olga Loginova travels to Cape Cod to meet nitrogen. In this episode: we trudge through the marsh, avoid great white sharks, and find out how we harnessed the power of nitrogen, why that power turned against us, and what we can do about it. -
Growers in New Orleans can often be kicked off the land they steward when they don’t have formal agreements, so some are turning to social media and the public for help. -
WWNO/WRKF Coastal Desk reporter Michael McEwen spoke with Jay Grymes, Louisiana’s state climatologist, about the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. -
Want to feel better? Get unstuck? Be inspired? Remake the world? Then this episode is for you. We talk with Katherine Wilkinson, author of the book Climate Wayfinding, and Colette Pichon Battle, lawyer and co-founder of Taproot Earth, about finding our way through the climate crisis. -
Louisiana’s top weather official said the 2026 hurricane season is expected to produce an average number of storms, perhaps slightly less. -
Why are fishermen being arrested in Louisiana? An epic battle over "Sportsman's Paradise" is being waged on Louisiana's water.
