Tag: Louisiana
While one Louisiana town’s lead-tainted water system is replaced, dozens of...
Federal help available to states for upgrading water systems is a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed across the country.
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy pushes natural gas as climate solution at...
Senator Cassidy assures his consituents there will be oversight, but how can he when he is sorely out of touch?
What do Louisiana pipeline explosion and Dakota Access pipeline have in...
Aging pipelines are seen as a major issue that could create catastrophes.
Clash over the Bayou Bridge pipeline ratchets up after Louisiana pipeline...
Both sides drew their battle lines on the Bayou Bridge pipeline deeper in the sand at the second permit hearing.
Bayou Bridge resistance: The pipeline fight heads to the south
Opponents of the pipeline say it could wreck the region's fragile ecology, damaging the basin and destroying Louisiana’s multi-million dollar crawfish industry.
Louisiana’s Tea Party Congressmen Seek Flood Aid – After they Rejected...
In 2013, when Scalise and Cassidy were members of the House, both men voted against the $50 billion aid package for New York following Superstorm Sandy.
Donald Trump in the Bayou
The Tea Party, a Sinkhole in Louisiana, and the Contradictions of American Political Life
Climate Change and the 1,000-Year Flood in Baton Rouge: When Will...
There is growing grass-roots activism directly confronting the extraction and transport of fossil fuels in addition to raising awareness of climate change.
Trump Tours Flood-Ravaged Louisiana But Thinks Climate Change Is A Hoax
He talked to volunteers and victims, signed autographs, and left.
Louisiana Will Tax Its Poor To Fill Budget Hole Caused By...
Sales tax hikes and a handful of minor tax increases for businesses will close roughly three quarters of the $3 billion budget hole ex-Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) left behind.
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ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying all along
This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.
Tesla paid zero federal income tax in 2024 while GOP pushes more corporate tax...
Musk’s trillion-dollar company paid nothing in federal taxes while working Americans foot the bill.
Musk-linked operatives gain access to Social Security Administration, raising fears of data breaches and...
A new investigation reveals that Musk-linked operatives with little government experience have gained access to sensitive Social Security data, raising alarms over potential benefit disruptions, privacy risks, and a broader push to privatize the agency.
The healthcare system in Cuba
How a tiny island defies U.S. sanctions to lead in healthcare.
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of illegally fired federal workers
Judge William Alsup rules that the Trump administration illegally fired thousands of federal workers, calling the mass terminations a “sham” designed to bypass legal protections, while unions and advocates celebrate a major victory for labor rights.