Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
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Far offshore, scientists find fresh evidence of human harm to reefs
The Gulf’s Flower Garden Banks has been viewed as healthy, but a new study shows signs of damage.
Whooping cranes are on the cusp of a comeback story. Could a Trump policy change the ending?
A program in Louisiana aims to be a model for endangered species preservation as protections for habitats are scaled back.
Experts say time is the key element for Louisiana vanishing coast, culture
Coastal scientists says change is inevitable, but hope is not lost
Inside the fight against ‘zombie deer disease,’ scientists confront changing politics
A lab in Louisiana is a hub for chronic wasting disease research and detection. Outside, scientists face skepticism and backlash.
Proposed plan to restore Pearl River map turtle numbers would take decades
A rare turtle found only in Louisiana and Mississippi now has a slow but steady plan from the federal government
Brown water and boil notices: Small towns struggle with failing water systems
Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are failing to meet federal standards.
Why are river deltas disappearing? They’re sinking faster than many people realize.
It’s not just that sea levels are rising. Scientists believe fossil fuel extraction and river engineering are also factors behind coastline disappearance.
Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin
Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by
Cruise to measure Gulf dead zone faces stormy funding future
Despite being called a “cruise,” the people on board The Pelican described the experience on the hypoxia monitoring expedition as
Could off-bottom oyster production solve Louisiana’s oyster woes?
GRAND ISLE, La. – Not all jewels shine deep-green like emeralds or have the sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from
Revised wetlands protection laws in Louisiana, other states open door to development
BATON ROUGE, La. — Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans,
Size of ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf expected to be about average this year. Funding woes for research and action could be much bigger
The annual forecast for the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, which President Trump has renamed the Gulf of