Millions of deaths every year are the result of air pollution, according to the World Health Organization. It’s tied to health conditions like lung disease, stroke, and cancer. In one part of ...

Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the United States, Louisianans are facing a whole new kind of storm.

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by managing producer Jenni Doering with Monique Harden of the Deep South Center for ...

In Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” where the air is thick with pollutants and asthma rates are alarmingly high, a troublesome irony is unfolding. This region is home to sprawling petrochemical plants and ...

Denka chemical plant in Louisiana has stopped production after financial loss. What to know about plant's future and ...