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Marshes can act as “carbon sinks.” Louisiana researchers want to figure out how big a role they can play in the fight against climate change.
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Some activists worry that the daytime state task force hearings in Baton Rouge on the issue are missing important voices from affected Black communities.
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Louisiana has gained primary control over where companies can store carbon dioxide underground in the state, after a decision from federal environmental regulators on Thursday.
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Alternating extremes of heavy rainfall and drought are resulting in wildly varying river levels. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it makes the multi-million-dollar practice of dredging for more difficult to plan.
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Four Mississippi River mayors spent last week in Dubai at the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, where they announced new climate resilience plans.
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A proposal that would allow industries to permanently stash climate-polluting carbon dioxide beneath national forests puts those habitats and the people near them risk.
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The subterranean fire smoldered and smoked for much of the fall, contributing to several dangerous "super fog" events around New Orleans and intermittently affecting the region's air quality for several weeks.
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Watch a replay of the Gulf States Newsroom's listening session for its recent series about towns transformed by major environmental shifts.
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In this episode, we explore a growing threat to our freshwater supplies in coastal regions all over the country. With climate change, we are experiencing sea-level rise and more frequent droughts, both of which make it easier for saltwater to creep into places we don’t want it.
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As natural disasters worsen and extreme weather grows more frequent, it’s led to more people being displaced across the planet. On this episode of Sea Change, we explore what it means to recover after disaster.