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.

Rose LaForest, Nine PBS Oct 1, 2026

Water

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.

Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator Sep 21, 2026

Data Centers

Mississippi River mayors help cities navigate rising data center interest

More than three-quarters of member cities in a Mississippi River coalition have been approached to host AI infrastructure.

Héctor Alejandro Arzate, Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk Sep 17, 2026

Delaney Nolan

Delaney Nolan joined the Desk in 2026 as a contributing reporter. She is an environmental reporter for The Lens in New Orleans, where she focuses on environmental justice, displacement, and where those issues intersect. Previously, as a freelance journalist, she reported for publications including The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Nation, and Sierra Magazine, where her cover story on LNG terminals on the Gulf Coast won a Covering Climate Now award. She has received support from the International Women's Media Foundation and has reported from conflict zones including Ukraine and Palestine's West Bank. Her background is in fiction writing, and her debut novel is Happy Bad (Astra House, 2025).