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Old Bird Gets New Life After Procedure At Audubon Aquarium

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Of the 7.6 billion people alive in the world, four have walked on the moon. About the same number practice...
Environment

Groups Expanding Artificial Reef In SW Louisiana Lake

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Several groups are getting together to expand a popular fishing spot created five years ago in a southwest Louisiana...
Environment

Suit: Louisiana Black Bear Needs Renewed Federal Protection

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The real-life bears that inspired toy teddy bears should get renewed federal protection, according to a lawsuit recently brought against...
Environment

Starbucks, Citing Ocean Threat, Is Ditching Plastic Straws

  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans. The coffee...
Environment

Appalachian Region Looks To Asia To Revive Economic Hopes

  ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A slice of Appalachia along the Ohio River still struggling decades after losing manufacturing jobs in the steel, aluminum...
Environment

Money Secured For Long-Sought Louisiana Flood-Control Canal

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will receive the federal funding needed to finance a flood-control project in the Baton Rouge region that has...
Energy

Company Plans To Finish Louisiana Oil Pipeline By October

  NEW ORLEANS — A company building a crude oil pipeline in Louisiana expects to complete the construction project by October if a federal appeals...
Environment

New Orleans EMS Reminds Residents Of The Dangers Of Children In Hot Cars After "Near Miss"

  NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans EMS is reminding residents that children should never be left unattended in vehicles after responding to a call for...
Environment

Louisiana Utility Regulators Agree To Wind Farm Project

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Utility regulators have agreed to allow a northwest Louisiana electric company to buy part of the nation's largest wind-power...
Environment

Louisiana Coastal Agency Threatens To Sue Local Government

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority said Wednesday that it will sue if a local government keeps blocking a...
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