The Legislature is working to speed up the permitting process to allow small nuclear reactors to be added to the state’s ...

The American Lung Association's latest "State of the Air" report shows air quality has worsened in some Gulf South metro ...

From the site of the nation's largest slave revolt, the Banner sisters continue a legacy of environmental and cultural resistance.

A tugboat struck a railroad bridge that crosses the Atchafalaya River in St. Landry Parish, causing significant damage to the ...

() − The Calcasieu River is a vital artery for southwestern Louisiana's economy and habitat for wildlife, but is listed among ...

Workers often don’t realize the full extent of exposure until long after the initial incident. When symptoms appear, it can ...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced today that the State of Louisiana will join a major ...

Though parish government is stepping into address the red dust problem, DEQ had required LAlumina and its predecessors to pay ...

Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of ...

In a seven-page letter sent to almost all Department of Environmental Quality employees, Giacometto was accused of ...

Louisiana environmental chief Aurelia S ... Giacometto's leadership and the toxicity that some say she has fostered at DEQ, but one of the few airings with an employee's name attached to it.