At least two people died as heavy rains soaked the region. More thunderstorms were expected on Thursday.
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Green Solutions to Fight Louisiana Flooding
Simple, affordable initiatives like rain gardens are helping to soak up water in New Orleans.
E.P.A. Investigations of Severe Pollution Look Increasingly at Risk
The agency will no longer shut down “any stage of energy production,” absent an imminent threat, a new memo says, and will curtail efforts to cut pollution in poorer areas.
Plastics Are Turning Up in Dolphin Breath
Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found polyester and other plastics in every animal they tested.
Fate of Retired Research Chimps Still in Limbo
The National Institutes of Health, which owns the chimps at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico, has no plans to move the animals to sanctuary, despite a ruling from a federal judge.
Walker High School Principal Apologizes for Punishing Student for Dancing
Jason St. Pierre cited religion to discipline a 17-year-old for what he deemed inappropriate dancing at an off-campus Homecoming after-party.
State Farm Stops Offering Insurance in California
The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.
State Farm Stops Offering Insurance in California
The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.
Tracking the Chemicals in the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment and Fire
Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.
In ‘Cancer Alley,’ Judge Blocks Huge Petrochemical Plant
The company, an affiliate of Formosa Plastics, said it intended to move forward with the $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish despite the ruling.