LaPlace plant asks federal appeals court to allow state approval of two-year delay to install emissions reduction equipment.
New Orleans has seen the biggest uptick in heat wave duration over the last six decades -- perhaps no surprise to long-suffering residents.
One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct.
