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Voters agree to put offshore wind energy revenue into coastal projects
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailliuminator.com) — Louisiana is just putting its toe in the water of offshore-based wind energy development, but any revenue such
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Louisiana not keeping pace with new orphan oil and gas wells, audit finds
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An unprecedented amount of resources are flowing into Louisiana to help address abandoned oil and gas wells that
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By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programs face increasing dismantling across corporate America, the challenges Black women face in predominantly white workplaces are ... New solar farm comes online in Franklinton
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new utility-scale solar farm went online Monday in Washington Parish, generating enough electricity to power roughly 11,500 homes. As AI takes the helm of decision making, signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge
By Paige Gross Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — In a recent study evaluating how chatbots make loan suggestions for mortgage applications, researchers at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University found something stark: there was clear ... Testing finds mostly foreign shrimp at Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Genetic testing of seafood served at the recent Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City found four out of five vendors evaluated were serving ... Solar ‘lighthouse’ project underwent first real test in Hurricane Francine
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An ongoing experiment to use solar-powered community “lighthouse” hubs as reliable sources of energy and refuge during blackouts passed its first real-world test this month ... Saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River requires another sill to protect drinking water
By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. Company plans to turn garbage and wood into biofuels at $1.35 billion Louisiana plant
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Toronto-based energy company announced plans last week for a new facility in Louisiana that would burn wood and garbage to produce what it considers ... Health and farmworker advocates urge ban of herbicide linked to Parkinson’s
By Ariana Figureroa Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Public health advocates and farmworkers called for a federal ban on a toxic herbicide they say led to their Parkinson’s disease during a briefing ...
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