Netherlands

Despite the opioid crisis’ deadly toll, U.S police treat drug use as a criminal issue. But in the Netherlands, a public health approach has seen better results.

The Netherlands has proven drug use harm reduction works. So why does it still face stigma, criminalization and political resistance in the Gulf South?

Like New Orleans, the small village of Schaijk in the Netherlands is also celebrating Carnaval on Tuesday — and making an update to a centuries-old tradition.

LAKE MARKEN, The Netherlands — Marker Wadden is a lush, green, man-made archipelago in a big, gray, man-made lake. Its 25,000 square acres are meant to…

Climate change is bringing heavier rain and bigger storms — new challenges for old cities.Amsterdam is only a few feet above sea level and water has…

By Tristan Baurick, Times Picayune | The AdvocateROTTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Eveline Bronsdijk knew she'd done her job when the people of Rotterdam…

Last summer the Mississippi River and many of its tributaries flooded for months, causing more than $20 billion dollars in damage. Climate change is…

By Tristan Baurick, Times-Picayune | The AdvocateNOORDWAARD, The Netherlands — Vic Gremmer walked through an invisible garden and reached for a doorknob…

The Netherlands is a coastal nation and faces similar threats to Louisiana, like rising seas, stronger storms and a sinking coast. Over the past thousand…

By Tristan Baurick, Times Picayune | The AdvocateTER HEIJDE, The Netherlands — With a surfboard strapped to his feet and the reins of a giant kite in his…