Traditional plastic beads can be toxic and bad for the environment. In response, some are moving away from plastic beads, using locally recycled glass instead.

Verite News tested lead levels at more than 80 parks. Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.

Oil and gas canals. You’ve likely heard about the canals—tens of thousands of them, ever-widening, shredding the wetlands. The canals are what some scientists say is Louisiana’s major cause of land loss. In Part 3 of our collaboration with Wetlands Radio, we explore the impact of canals, why industry has gotten away with the damage, and what's being done about it now.

U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier said he plans to rule on whether to dismiss the lawsuit as soon as possible.

The Trump administration was quick to mobilize initial aid, but it’s not clear how a shrunken agency will handle the long-term recovery costs.

Artists in the neighborhood say Miss Gloria’s Garden provides much-needed food, art and youth programs.

It’s not just that sea levels are rising. Scientists believe fossil fuel extraction and river engineering are also factors behind coastline disappearance.

Air Products & Chemicals has proposed to build the world’s largest carbon storage project in southeastern Louisiana, but residents worry about health and environmental consequences.

Members of the mayor’s transition committee on climate and sustainability say the move contradicts their recommendations.

More than a thousand letters were written and answered after the hurricane. They’re now housed in an exhibit at the Ground Zero Hurricane Katrina Museum.