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Louisiana the latest to call natural gas green energy
Mankato Free Press - Minnesota
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Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases. Three other states led by Republicans—...
New Study Uncovers Uneven Land Subsidence in New Orleans, Heightening Flood Risk Concerns
Bioengineer.org
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June 27, 2025
New Orleans Faces Critical Infrastructure Challenge as Land Subsides at Alarming Rates New Orleans, a city revered for its rich cultural heritage and vibrant landscapes, is undergoing a slow yet palpable transformation that threatens its very...
Environmental cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ alarm Catholic advocates
The Record - Kentucky
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June 27, 2025
The Statue of Liberty is covered in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada, in New York June 6, 2023. Catholic advocates are concerned about provisions in the 2025 budget bill on Capitol Hill that would defund America’s clean energy...
Louisiana redefines natural gas as green energy
New Orleans City Business - Louisiana
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June 27, 2025
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas — a planet-warming fossil fuel — as green energy By JACK BROOK and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press/Report for America Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy, even...
Face of Katrina: Those who fought for New Orleans reflect on the devastating storm 20 years later
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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June 27, 2025
The Cop | The Politician | The General | The Visionary | The Parish President | The Freshman | The Cop: With New Orleans almost entirely underwater following catastrophic levee breaks at three separate locations, it was chaos in the city.People...
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas — a GHG-producing fossil fuel — as green energy
Canada's National Observer
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June 27, 2025
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it's a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases. Three other states led by Republicans—...
Louisiana's coast is eroding. One engineer found a fix in her wine bottle.
KSMU - Missouri
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June 27, 2025
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How taking a second look can change your everything" Louisiana has two problems: an eroding coastline and limited glass recycling. Engineer Franziska Trautmann is solving both by turning bottles into beach...
Louisiana Is Latest State To Redefine Natural Gas As Green Energy
The Environmental Magazine
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June 27, 2025
"Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases. Three other states led by Republicans—...
Neuro.io, Ascentek Invest $150M In Louisiana
Business Facilities
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June 27, 2025
Neuro.io, powered by global neurotechnology company MindMaze AI, plans to establish a $100 million innovation campus in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Known as BrainHUB, the facility will be the company’s first U.S. operation and focus on advancing...
Environmental forum helps prepare for a storm, and more community events
Nola - Louisiana
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COMMUNITY EVENTS WEATHERING THE STORM: AN ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM: Healthy Community Services hosts panels of professionals such as meteorologists and young environmentalists to talk about how they mentally prepare for storms and the subsequent...
How Dabito Keeps His Dream House Cool in the Heart of New Orleans
dwell
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June 26, 2025
Moving to New Orleans on your third date sounds like the makings of a romantic comedy, but for designer, author, and artist Dabito, it became the foundation for creating his dream home. "It’s kind of a wild story, but I moved to New Orleans on my...
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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President Donald Trump has signed a spate of executive orders promoting oil, gas and coal, which all warm the planet when burned to produce electricity. The European Union previously designated natural gas and nuclear as sustainable, a move that...
Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a major booster of the state's petrochemical industry, says the new law "sets the tone for the future" and will help the state "pursue energy independence and dominance." Environmental groups say these new laws are part...
NTSB Blames Delayed Response for 2023 Oil Spill off Coast of Louisiana
Insurance Journal
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June 27, 2025
Roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators failed to shut it down for nearly 13 hours after their data first hinted at a problem, the National Transportation Safety...
'A graveyard of companies': Climate tech startups are feeling the heat from Trump 2.0
Business Insider
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The Trump administration's proposed overhaul of green energy tax credits has jolted the climate tech sector — and investors and founders in the ecosystem are scrambling to make fallback plans. Cleantech stocks tumbled in May after a bill cutting...
'Orwellian': Louisiana redefines natural gas — a planet-warming fossil fuel — as green energy
Canada's National Observer
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June 26, 2025
Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it's a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases. Three other states led by Republicans—...
Louisiana Ranks 2nd for Cheating in New U.S. Survey
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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June 26, 2025
LOUISIANA (KPEL News) - A new report from NapLab ranks Louisiana as the second most unfaithful state in the U.S., with over 62.5% of respondents admitting to cheating on a partner. Only Hawaii scored higher in the study, which surveyed more than...
Louisiana Meteorologist Dispels Heat Lightning Theory
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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June 26, 2025
(Lafayette, Louisiana) - Growing up, your parents probably told you that the lightning you'd see in the distance on a warm summer night was "heat lightning," and you believed them. A meteorologist in Louisiana has finally addressed heat lightning...
Analysis: Environmental cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ alarm Catholic advocates
OSV News
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June 26, 2025
(OSV News) — It’s perhaps not the sort of 10th anniversary commemoration supporters of Pope Francis’ landmark environmental encyclical “Laudato Si'” would hope for: That its auspicious June 18, 2015, publication date would 10 years later coincide...
This engineering firm is building a new corporate home in Baton Rouge
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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June 25, 2025
Providence, an engineering and environmental consulting firm, has broken ground on its new corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge. The firm will relocate from its current Main Street offices, near downtown, to a newly constructed 23,000-square-foot...