environment

Simone Cifuentes (left) and Alicia Cooke, teachers at New Harmony High School, lead a discussion with students about the school's composting program on April 1, 2026.

Education

Composting is rare in Louisiana. At this New Orleans school, it’s the norm

Aubri Juhasz

A high school in the Bywater focused on coastal restoration and sustainability is set to close this summer. It leaves a unique legacy.

Le Show

Le Show for the Week of April 18, 2026

Harry Shearer

On this week’s episode of Le Show, Harry presents News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, News of the Smart World, News of the Warm, Apologies of the Week, carefully curated music selections, and more!

Le Show

Le Show for the Week of April 19, 2026

Harry Shearer

On this week’s episode of Le Show, Harry presents News of the Olympic Movement, News of the Atom, News of the Godly, News of the Smart World, News of the Warm, Apologies of the Week, carefully curated music selections, and more!

Le Show

Le Show for the Week of March 1, 2026

This week on Le Show, Harry presents World of AI News, Truth Social Audio: Iran, News of the Godly, News of Musk Love, News of the Smart World, Side-Effect of the Week, News of the Crypto-Winter, Apologies of the Week, and more!

Le Show

Le Show for the Week of March 1, 2026

Harry Shearer

This week on Le Show, Harry presents World of AI News, Truth Social Audio: Iran, News of the Godly, News of Musk Love, News of the Smart World, Side-Effect of the Week, News of the Crypto-Winter, Apologies of the Week, and more!

Coastal Desk

EPA takes over hazardous material cleanup after Tangipahoa industrial fire

Wesley Muller (Louisiana Illuminator)

Gov. Landry says residents should wait to clean property until toxicity tests are complete.

Student Jorddy Gonzalez and Dr. Cassandra Glaspie retrieve the CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) sensor package after measuring dissolved oxygen at a stop on the Gulf hypoxia cruise.

Coastal Desk

Annual cruise to study Gulf ‘dead zone’ celebrates 40 years amid cuts that threaten to ground it

Elise Plunk (Louisiana Illuminator)

Now, after its 40th year, the cruise faces challenges to stay afloat, potentially undermining decades of research and future plans to get the dead zone under control.

The state's Public Service Commission has approved Entergy’s plan to power a Meta data center in Richland Parish.

Coastal Desk

Entergy’s plan to power new Meta data center gets regulatory approval

Eva Tesfaye

It would be the tech company’s largest data center in the world.

Environmental advocate James Hiatt of For a Better Bayou says communities see little benefit when liquefied natural gas terminals come to town — but the facilities often receive significant local tax breaks. “They give little peanuts. (It’s) nothing to the amount of money that they have been given by the government and the people here,” Hiatt says.

Coastal Desk

Trump-fueled gas boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge

Pam Radtke, Floodlight, Evan Simon (Floodlight), Jeffrey Basinger, Floodlight

Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production accelerates here, feeding demand from Europe and Asia.

The Denka plant in St. John the Baptist Parish.

Coastal Desk

Denka, DuPont among Louisiana chemical plants exempted from new EPA pollution rule

Greg LaRose (Louisiana Illuminator)

After a proclamation from President Donald Trump, two facilities located in LaPlace, Louisiana will be allowed to ignore federal regulations meant to curb harmful pollutants.