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Trump wins Louisiana

Former President Trump has won Louisiana in the 2024 presidential race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump's win nets him eight electoral votes. In 2016, Trump won 58.5 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

3 dead in helicopter crash in Louisiana

Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in southwest Louisiana Friday night, according to officials.

PepsiCo Wins Plastics Pollution Lawsuit

The state Supreme Court Justice in Buffalo said the case failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance.

Business - Inc. - 5 days ago

Judge considers placement of Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools

A federal judge will decide if the Ten Commandments will go on display in all Louisiana public classrooms next month while court challenges of their placement continue. WVLA's Shannon Heckt reports.

Supreme Court to Hear Louisiana Congressional Map Dispute

The case, which will not affect this election cycle, involves a legal fight over how the state draws its voting maps and could determine the political power of Black voters there.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Meta under fire for ‘polluting’ open-source

Open Source Initiative chief criticises tech group for using the term to describe its Llama models

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Worry over toxic Delhi air as pollution worsens

Pollution levels in the Indian capital have reached 20-25 times more than the WHO's recommended safe limit.

Air pollution death settlement is not a win, says mum

Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near London's South Circular Road, had a fatal asthma attack in 2013.

'Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health'

Jo Broughton says she stopped swimming in her local brook over "pharmaceutical pollution" concerns.

Protesters call on government to tackle water pollution

Protesters from across the UK marched through London to call on the government to tackle water pollution.

Europe wants ministers at plastic pollution treaty talks

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Why hurricane survivors in Louisiana still believe in Donald Trump - video

During this election season there have been multiple extreme weather events, which continue to intensify as the climate crisis worsens. But paradoxically, many of the communities that are being ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Judge weighs Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Louisiana is the only state that will require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.

Judge hears arguments to block Louisiana's Ten Commandments displays in schools

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public ...

Politics - NBC News - October 22

Louisiana governor calls a special session to address taxes and the courts

Louisiana legislators will meet for a special session beginning Nov. 6 to consider Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s ambitious attempt to overhaul the state’s tax structure

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana law classifying mifepristone, misoprostol as controlled substances

Louisiana health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law reclassifying two drugs used in medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol — as ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

New Louisiana election laws creating challenges for voters with disabilities

Laws in more than 20 states, including Louisiana, now restrict various elements of mail-in ballots, which includes the kinds of assistance a voter can ask for.

New lawsuit challenges Louisiana's classification of abortion pills as 'controlled substances'

A group of Louisiana healthcare providers and advocates are suing the state over a law that classifies abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances.

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

Supreme Court to hear dispute involving Louisiana congressional map

The appeal stemmed from a congressional map enacted in January that includes two majority-Black districts.

Supreme Court takes up Louisiana racial gerrymandering dispute

The Supreme Court took up a thorny legal dispute from Louisiana involving the state's effort to draw a congressional district map while navigating claims it is unlawfully considering race.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map post-election

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, which has erupted into a messy legal battle over how to fix a racially gerrymandered design. The ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger mounts over Ghana’s gold problem

Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. Now it could affect the election.

Climate change is making polluted sites more susceptible to flooding

Our experience here in Houston may be a warning to other communities that we are unprepared for this climate change threat.

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Living pollution-free is a ‘fundamental right,’ India’s top court says

Living in a pollution-free environment is a fundamental right, India’s Supreme Court said as it urged officials to address deteriorating air quality in the country.

Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023

Carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 10% in just two decades, reports World Meteorological Organization. The concentration of planet-heating pollutants clogging the atmosphere ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Smoke-emitting firecrackers renews air pollution debate in India ahead of Diwali

As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air pollution

World - ABC News - October 31

Their fireworks lit up Delhi at Diwali for decades. Pollution wiped them out.

Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that produced fireworks for generations.

Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice

Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference ...

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Trump donor fined for pollution leads a fight to end methane emission penalties

Detailed plans from 30 oil and gas producers come amid historic levels of potent planet-heating emissions. A powerful US oil and gas industry lobby group has drawn up detailed plans to kill off ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

UK ‘falling behind’ on sewage pollution regulation while EU tightens rules

EU member states agree to update urban waste water treatment directive. The UK is falling further behind on sewage pollution regulation as the EU tightens its rules to clean up Europe’s waterways, ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore

Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Air Pollution in Pakistan’s Largest Province Leaves Hundreds Hospitalized

The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

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