Nearly half of known Gulf of Mexico worker fatalities didn’t fit the agency’s reporting criteria.
Category: Water
Posted inCOVID-19, Economies, Gulf Coast, Justice, Public Health, Water
Toxic floodwaters threatened a Florida jail. Nearly 800 were locked inside.
Many rural jails and prisons face environmental pollution and flooding, but they aren’t often considered in emergency planning.
Posted inCulture, Water
Tell us about your favorite Southern swimming holes
In honor of the final days of summer, share your favorite swimming memories with us.
Posted inClimate, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Water, Wildlife
Louisiana government researcher says she was fired for raising alarm about dolphin deaths
According to studies, a major coastal project could lead to more dolphin fatalities. This story was published in partnership with Louisiana Illuminator. Gulf Coast researchers are raising alarms about a $1.4 billion coastal restoration project’s potential to kill and injure bottlenose dolphins. Now, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries employee whose job it was […]
Posted inClimate, Gulf Coast, Land, Louisiana, Water
‘The water’s coming in’: How Grand Isle residents are coping as their home washes into the sea
Without more sand, Louisiana’s barrier islands are shrinking at a rapid rate as sea levels rise, and becoming more costly to maintain. This story was published in collaboration with Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate and freelance photographer Virginia Hanusik, and is part of the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. Jean Landry sits on […]
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Gulf Coast, Justice, Louisiana, Public Health, Water
How we made a mental health resource guide for southwest La. residents
Mental health was a recurring theme in our series on hurricane recovery during the pandemic. Download the guide here. After Hurricanes Laura and Delta hit Lake Charles last year, it took months for the Kay Doré Counseling Clinic at McNeese State University to return to campus, where it offers low-cost counseling out of a trailer […]
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Tap water could be linked to dangerous lead levels in Jackson’s kids. Mississippi isn’t keeping track.
Children with dangerous levels of lead in their bodies live in parts of Jackson with documented lead-in-water spikes, a Southerly analysis shows.