Mark Schleifstein
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Environment reporter in the Big Easy, The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate | nola.com
National Academies of Science:
Its substantial body of work, dating back decades, “has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.
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Its substantial body of work, dating back decades, “has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.
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National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
National Academies of Science:
Its substantial body of work, dating back decades, “has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
Its substantial body of work, dating back decades, “has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
Cassidy Got Pledges From Kennedy on Vaccines. They Haven’t Stuck.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Times-Picayune is seeking a reporter to cover New Orleans' criminal justice system and a deputy-metro editor to help energize our daily news report. Help provide compelling, public-service journalism to N.O and Louisiana.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Times-Picayune is seeking a reporter to cover New Orleans' criminal justice system and a deputy-metro editor to help energize our daily news report. Help provide compelling, public-service journalism to N.O and Louisiana.
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Among 426 cities around the world, New Orleans ranked last, thanks to a dwindling population, the high costs of insurance, and risks from floods, heat and hurricanes.
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How prepared is New Orleans for future climate threats? A global report ranks the city last.
The report cites rising flood and hurricane risks as well as economic strain as major challenges for the city.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Among 426 cities around the world, New Orleans ranked last, thanks to a dwindling population, the high costs of insurance, and risks from floods, heat and hurricanes.
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According to the EPA, hydrofluoric acid, which comes from hydrogen fluoride, can burn the skin and damage the lungs, eyes, nose and respiratory tract with exposure to heavy concentrations of the colorless gas.
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Worker dies after chemical exposure at Louisiana refrigerant plant
Two workers were sent to the hospital and one of them later died after they were exposed early Tuesday morning to hydrofluoric acid at the Mexichem Fluor Inc. refrigerant plant
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November 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
According to the EPA, hydrofluoric acid, which comes from hydrogen fluoride, can burn the skin and damage the lungs, eyes, nose and respiratory tract with exposure to heavy concentrations of the colorless gas.
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Join the Researcher Safety Resource Fair to ask questions and get connected with organizations that can support you and your work. Includes reps fromFaculty First Responders, PEN America, SciLine, and the Researcher Support Consortium.
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Researcher Safety Resource Fair
Join us for a Researcher Safety Resource Fair to ask questions and get connected with organizations that can support you and your work.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Join the Researcher Safety Resource Fair to ask questions and get connected with organizations that can support you and your work. Includes reps fromFaculty First Responders, PEN America, SciLine, and the Researcher Support Consortium.
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Trump on allowing visit of Saudi crown prince tied to dismemberment of American reporter: “Things happen “
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Trump on allowing visit of Saudi crown prince tied to dismemberment of American reporter: “Things happen “
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From 1930 to the site's decommissioning in 1987, Kerr-McGee and its predecessors used creosote and fuel oil to treat railroad ties and discharged wastewater to unlined stormwater ditches, contaminating soil with carcinogens.
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Environmental group wants input from Bossier residents in neighborhood with contaminated soil
The oily smell that pierced the air from the old Kerr-McGee railroad tie treatment facility in Bossier City still sticks in the head of Tracey Smith, who's lived nearby in a house on Scott Street sinc...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
From 1930 to the site's decommissioning in 1987, Kerr-McGee and its predecessors used creosote and fuel oil to treat railroad ties and discharged wastewater to unlined stormwater ditches, contaminating soil with carcinogens.
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They also talked about the work they and their colleagues were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud.
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60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
They also talked about the work they and their colleagues were told to abandon — investigations of terrorist plots, corruption and white-collar fraud.
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Great to be one of this list of folks honored Thursday night for their work on behalf of Louisiana’s coast!
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Coastal Stewardship Awards - CRCL
Honoring Champions of Our Coast CRCL was proud to recognize leaders and organizations whose vision, dedication and action are protecting and restoring Louisiana’s coast. The 2025 Coastal Stewardship A...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great to be one of this list of folks honored Thursday night for their work on behalf of Louisiana’s coast!
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“My guys will be working and stuff just starts coming down, deers and hogs and tires, everything under the sun.”
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Hogs, tires, 'everything under the sun': Inside Pointe Coupee's $4.9-million bayou cleanup
Pointe Coupee has gotten to work on a massive bayou cleanup project that the parish president says will improve drainage for two thirds of the population.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“My guys will be working and stuff just starts coming down, deers and hogs and tires, everything under the sun.”
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Greenfield has not said whether it is interested in restarting its plans to build the grain elevator facility
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Louisiana Supreme Court rules in favor of company behind controversial grain project
Greenfield halted plans for its facility last summer. The announcement drew sharp criticism from Louisiana officials including Gov. Jeff Landry, and praise from environmental groups and historic prese...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Greenfield has not said whether it is interested in restarting its plans to build the grain elevator facility
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You can support environmental and agricultural journalism along the Mississippi River by donating to the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water desk through the University of Missouri.
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Here's the link:
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You can support environmental and agricultural journalism along the Mississippi River by donating to the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water desk through the University of Missouri.
Here's the link:
formizzou.missouri.edu/campaigns/63...
Here's the link:
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Louisiana gets a C- grade for infrastructure this year from state section of American Society of Civil Engineers, a minor step up from last year's D+, but below the national C average. Bad spots include drinking water, roads, bridges, ports, wastewater.
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Louisiana Infrastructure | ASCE
Want to learn more about the Louisiana infrastructure problems and how you can help fix them? Click here to learn more!
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November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Louisiana gets a C- grade for infrastructure this year from state section of American Society of Civil Engineers, a minor step up from last year's D+, but below the national C average. Bad spots include drinking water, roads, bridges, ports, wastewater.
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Worried about missing SNAP payments, Arkansans flock to food pantries arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Worried about missing SNAP payments, Arkansans flock to food pantries - Arkansas Times
A judge has ordered the Trump Admin. to fully payout SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. But Arkansas' working poor are under strain right now.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Worried about missing SNAP payments, Arkansans flock to food pantries arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Mosaic wins parish approval of slightly radioactive phosphogypsum waste pile
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Expansion of huge industrial waste pile ignites Louisiana environmental debate
Mosaic's waste contains trace heavy metal contamination and slight radioactivity. The pile, already about 200 feet high, must be stored in large stacks away from the public.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Mosaic wins parish approval of slightly radioactive phosphogypsum waste pile
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Honored to be recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists for my service to this important organization:
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2025 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winner: Mark Schleifstein
This annual award recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. The 2025 Stolberg award goes to Mark Schleifstein (pictured, left), a founding member of the Society of Environmental J...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Honored to be recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists for my service to this important organization:
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“It should be common sense that journalism isn’t a crime,” Lau said. “But few courts have had the chance to make clear that a retaliatory investigation of a journalist violates the Constitution.”
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LA County must face journalist's challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules
Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“It should be common sense that journalism isn’t a crime,” Lau said. “But few courts have had the chance to make clear that a retaliatory investigation of a journalist violates the Constitution.”
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These pardons are “a grave national injustice perpetrated on the American people”
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
These pardons are “a grave national injustice perpetrated on the American people”
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Walt Handelsman: DC Control Tower
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM