Wayne County, Mississippi faces high Parkinson’s death rates as a nearby plant emits thousands of pounds of paraquat, a toxic ...
The judge found Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional because the state abolished an office, created a new office to replace it, ...
The U.S. Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants allowing police to access cellphone location data violate the 4th ...
This was first published in The Equation, a blog by Union of Concerned Scientists, as part of a series, A More Resilient Grid ...
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears a challenge to birthright citizenship, civil rights groups warn that weakening the 14th Amendment could put long-standing constitutional protections at risk and leave ...
A newly protected Pearl River map turtle faces a 60-year federal recovery effort as officials work to restore habitat, improve water quality, and rebuild populations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
In New Orleans, the lack of surgical techs is already compounding the existing problems hospitals face. But most training efforts across New Orleans and Louisiana remain largely rooted in traditional ...
A first-person account reveals how poverty, housing instability, and systemic failures in Louisiana’s child welfare system ...
Paraquat use is rising and so are concerns about its link to Parkinson’s disease. A look at one Mississippi county at the ...
One of three legislative proposals to revisit non-unanimous jury verdicts is moving forward, but advocates and attorneys push ...
Environmental reporter Emily Sanders explains House Bill 804 and how it could limit legal claims against oil and gas ...