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Opinion | Gloster Residents Are Confronting Environmental Justice

by Kevin Enos Brown April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Kevin Enos Brown writes about a community interest meeting in Gloster, Mississippi, regarding concerns about the nearby Drax Biomass facility.

A kneeling woman wearing a medical mask sifts through a bombed building

Opinion | The Iran War Is Unleashing Invisible Health Threats

by Armin Sorooshian March 25, 2026March 24, 2026

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Mississippi Permit Board Grants xAI’s Request for 41 Southaven Gas Turbines to Power Memphis Data Center

by Illan Ireland March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

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Opinion | The EPA’s New Pollution Rules Give License to Ignore Public Health

by Janet McCabe March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

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‘A Different Set of Rules’: Thermal Drone Footage Shows Musk’s AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Regulations

by Evan Simon and Floodlight News February 16, 2026March 9, 2026

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Opinion | Environmental Cleanup Laws Have Made a Huge Difference

by James Salzman January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

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Grassroots Air Monitoring Helps People Track Pollution In Their Own Backyards. Those Efforts Are Under Threat in Louisiana.

by Illan Ireland January 12, 2026January 20, 2026

A woman flaps as she listens to someone else speak on a megaphone at a small "Stop Drax' rally

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After Gloster Biomass Plant Gets OK to Increase Emissions, Residents Take Issue to Court

by Illan Ireland October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

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Maps: Industry Surrounds Residents of Pascagoula, Mississippi’s Largest Port

by William Pittman July 23, 2025July 24, 2025