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Delaney Dryfoos

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Science & environment reporter at The Provincetown Independent | Awards coordinator @thelensnola.bsky.social | she/they🌈 | www.delaneydryfoos.com

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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Capt. Mike Rathgeber wrote about the squid in his column: "I’ve spent enough time in my 55 years offshore to know that sometimes, and especially lately, marine creatures do things the smartest marine biologist in the world cannot explain." provincetownindependent.org/news/economy...
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The Squid’s Last Stand at Provincetown Harbor - The Provincetown Independent
Striped bass fishing has been very much a manic endeavor this week. They’d show up in big numbers in one area only to vanish and pop up somewhere else the […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Tens of thousands of dead squid washed up on beaches in the Outer Cape this weekend. The 10-armed cephalopods are shortfin squid, or summer squid. Early reports from the Provincetown Harbormaster’s office had incorrectly named the species as longfin squid. provincetownindependent.org/news/2026/06...
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Which Squid? - The Provincetown Independent
Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Alpha-gal syndrome, a tick bite-associated allergic condition, has reached Cape Cod, although county officials have seen only one case linked to the Outer Cape since the Mass. Dept. of Public Health called for systematic reporting on April 1. provincetownindependent.org/featured/202...
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Alpha-Gal Syndrome Arrives on the Outer Cape - The Provincetown Independent
EASTHAM — Alpha-gal syndrome, a tick bite-associated allergic condition, has reached Cape Cod, although county officials have seen only one case linked to the Outer Cape since the Mass. Dept. […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Wellfleet Select Board approves kayak, canoe, paddleboard, and small sailboat rentals at fragile Gull Pond despite warnings from the conservation commission and Natural Resources Advisory Board. The decision runs counter to the town’s beach regulations. provincetownindependent.org/featured/202...
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Select Board OKs Boat Rentals at Fragile Gull Pond - The Provincetown Independent
WELLFLEET — Ignoring warnings from the conservation commission and Natural Resources Advisory Board, a divided select board on May 5 granted a license to Jack’s Boat Rental to use the […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Vineyard Wind Starts to Deliver Cheaper Power — But a dispute with GE Vernova, the project's turbine manufacturer, and Trump administration ‘backdoor deals’ hang over the wind farm’s future provincetownindependent.org/local-journa...
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Vineyard Wind Starts to Deliver Cheaper Power - The Provincetown Independent
This article was updated on May 21, 2026. NEW BEDFORD — Five years after securing federal approval, Vineyard Wind in mid-March finished constructing its first offshore wind farm. Fifty-five of […]
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brooklinenews.bsky.social @brooklinenews.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
As part of a "strategic solar initiative," the town is planning to spend $3.2 million in fiscal year 2027 to fund four new “shovel ready” solar energy installations at Brookline High School, the Brookline Village Library, Fire Station One and the Hayes School. brookline.news/town-plannin...
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Town planning major solar investment to save money, reach climate goals - Brookline.News
The town is planning to spend $3.2 million in fiscal year 2027 to fund four new “shovel ready” solar energy installations at Brookline High School, the Brookline Village Library, Fire Station One and ...
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Since the industrial revolution, the oceans have absorbed about one-third of humanity’s carbon emissions. But in the process, that’s causing the acidification of the world’s seas and threatening marine ecosystems. provincetownindependent.org/local-journa...
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Ocean pH Project Produces Carbon Uptake Results - The Provincetown Independent
WOODS HOLE — In an offshore test of what happens when acid-lowering chemicals are added to the ocean, the compounds succeeded in enhancing the water’s ability to take up carbon […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Thanks to the Cape Cod National Seashore, the Outer Cape’s night sky is among the darkest in the state. That’s a good thing, according to Eastham's climate action committee, which has tried to address protecting the night sky in a new plan. provincetownindependent.org/top-stories/...
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Eastham Looks to Better Protect the Night Sky - The Provincetown Independent
EASTHAM — Thanks to the Cape Cod National Seashore, the Outer Cape’s night sky is among the darkest in the state. That’s a good thing, according to the town’s climate […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Highland Light, the oldest and tallest beacon of marine navigation on Cape Cod, built in 1857 and standing 66 feet tall, boasts a new tech system designed to reduce the risk of large vessels striking critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. provincetownindependent.org/local-journa...
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New Ways to Track Vessels in Seasonal Slow Zones - The Provincetown Independent
TRURO — Highland Light, the oldest and tallest beacon of marine navigation on Cape Cod, built in 1857 and standing 66 feet tall, boasts a new technological system designed to […]
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
NOAA said the goal of amending the vessel speed rule is “to reduce unnecessary regulatory and economic burdens.” A local ferry service operator said that deregulation is not the answer & the government’s swings are not helping find a ‘middle ground.’ provincetownindependent.org/local-journa...
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As Whales Arrive, Feds Seek to Lift Protections - The Provincetown Independent
PROVINCETOWN — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on March 4 that it intends to ease seasonal vessel speed restrictions that protect the critically endangered North Atlantic...
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Oil giants knew that their practices were devastating coastal land, water, and habitats. That history is worth revisiting now, as the Supreme Court prepares a decision... ✍ By Emily Sanders, Desmog and ExxonKnews Read story: buff.ly/pmE5eNp
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 In the wake of an appeals court ruling, some Louisiana public school leaders are now making plans to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. ✍ Marta Jewson, Louisiana Illuminator Full story 🔗: buff.ly/0Qj7Rrs
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 The multibillion-dollar liquified natural gas industry has reshaped the landscape, the economy and the daily lives of the people who have lived in Cameron Parish for generations. ✍ Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom, and Paul Blest, More Perfect Union Read story: buff.ly/30b4ltQ
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#OPINION The Trump administration pushed lease sales through without environmental review. This is illegal because it violates several of the country’s bedrock environmental laws, writes Mathews, a lawyer for the Center for Biological Diversity... ✍ Rachel Mathews Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/EoQrBUY
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Bill Cassidy went anywhere in Louisiana to give people the hepatitis B vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control — remade by Kennedy — no longer recommends that all newborns get the shot. ✍ Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News Full story 🔗: buff.ly/xdpz5MY #billcassidy #hepatitisbvaccine
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 LNG shipped from Louisiana is increasingly keeping the lights on in Ukraine, where relentless Russian airstrikes have left the country scrambling for fuel. That pushes up gas prices in the US. ✍ Delaney Nolan Full story 🔗: buff.ly/7PtHb7P #ukraine #powerplant #gulfcoastlng
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#NewStoryAlert🚨 On Monday, the French Quarter Management District’s security and enforcement committee took the first step toward drone response in New Orleans, as it voted to finance one $250,000 NOPD drone and docking station. ✍ Joshua Rosenberg Full story 🔗: buff.ly/OBOWBNp
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Gov. Landry says getting more visas is the state congressional delegation’s “lane to drive.” ✍ Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator Full story: buff.ly/CZlVeRx #crawfish #foreignworkers #louisiana
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Because of decades of high-stress and deficient healthcare, a 59-year-old in prison has a ‘geriatric morbidity’ that's equivalent to a 75-year-old on the outside. ✍ Bernard Smith Full story 🔗: buff.ly/RNNDwgs #geriatricmorbity #prison #aging
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 The additional six-month deployment will involve approximately 120 National Guard members—down from the 350 who were working during Carnival. ✍ Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator Full Story: buff.ly/jLfaWnI #nationalguard #neworleans #deployment
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Fifteen years of stories that matter. Fifteen years of accountability, transparency, and community-driven reporting. Come celebrate this milestone with us and be part of the next chapter of journalism that serves New Orleans💛 Donate Here🤝: buff.ly/gvx0ti3 #TheLens15 #15yearanniversary #TheLensNola
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 The storm-prone city is making its local utility design a $28 million incentive program to get hundreds more backup batteries into homes and businesses. ✍ Julian Spector, Canary Media Full story 🔗: buff.ly/EWMokRw #powerplant #entergyneworleans #batteryincentives
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
#OPINION As more gas moves hundreds of miles by pipeline to an increased number of LNG export terminals licensed by the Trump administration, more pipeline leaks and explosions seem inevitable. ✍ Roishetta Ozane and Lauren Parker Read more: buff.ly/H9UItwz #LNG #pipelineexplosion #louisiana
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Despite the stringent abortion ban, AG Liz Murrill said almost 1,000 abortions per month are administered in Louisiana through medication obtained from out of state. ✍ Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/qvaZjIV #trumpagency #abortiondrugs #FDA
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#OPINION “We are not just statistics,” the writers emphasize. “We are families living in the shadows of corporate greed, forced to inhale the very toxins that threaten our lives.” ✍ Roishetta Ozane and Jasmine Gil Read full story: buff.ly/D3Y6pX1 #cameronparish #LNG #gaspipelineexplosion #TheLens
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Louisiana is among the worst-performing states in maternal and infant health outcomes. Now the city health department offers home visits in those crucial first months. ✍ Rosemary Westwood, WWNO Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/7nrdBkg #maternalhealth #infanthealth #louisiana
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Like New Orleans, many small cities and towns are grappling with aging infrastructure and frequent boil-water notices. ✍ Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator, Lucas Dufalla, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Phillip Powell, Arkansas Times Full Story: buff.ly/u9CV47E
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Lawyers for residents say that zoning that concentrates pollution in Black districts is a violation of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. ✍ Adam Mahoney, Capital B Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/ZJUxtI0 #canceralley #pollution #environmentalracism #stjamesparish
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brooklinenews.bsky.social @brooklinenews.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The MBTA was planning to remove a Red Oak near Brandon Hall Station as part of its accessibility improvements. After Brookline residents pointed out that it's home to an Eastern screen owl, the tree will be spared. brookline.news/96-trees-to-...
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96 trees to be removed, 98 replanted: MBTA moves forward with Green Line accessibility project - Brookline.News
An effort to save a tree near Brandon Hall which is home to an owl illustrates the push and pull of the MBTA's Green Line accessibility improvements in Brookline.
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions... ✍ Delaney Nolan Full Story: buff.ly/c1yZGuQ
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution. ✍ Ames Alexander, Floodlight Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/PsBee0G #blueammonia #carboncapture #CFIndustries
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 A grassroots environmental group says this week’s explosion of a natural gas pipeline in Cameron Parish is why its community air monitoring mission needs to be expanded. ✍ Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator Story 🔗 : buff.ly/vPEjWbB #cameronparish #pipelineexplosion #airmonitoring
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
#OPINION The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the central provision that has protected minority voters from discriminatory maps and election systems for 60 years. ✍ Adam Ganucheau, Deep South Today Read story 👀: buff.ly/EPySQjL
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Over more than 40 years of research, the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown has established that Cape Cod Bay is the greatest known aggregation point for the roughly 380 members of the endangered North Atlantic right whale species. provincetownindependent.org/featured/202...
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22 Right Whale Calves Born So Far This Winter - The Provincetown Independent
PROVINCETOWN — An aerial survey of Cape Cod Bay conducted by the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) on Jan. 10 found 33 North Atlantic right whales here — the highest […]
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#OPINION The Justice Department is weaponizing a law intended to protect those seeking abortions to punish reporters covering anti-ICE activism. ✍ David Bralow, The Intercept Read full story 🗞: buff.ly/OvogSnu #donlemon #georgiafort #faceact
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children. ✍ Shefali Luthra, The 19th Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/ZGGmgT4 #ICE #louisiana #deportation
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Delaney Dryfoos @delaneydryfoos.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
A hefty collection of seagrass specimens from 22 years of global sampling found a new home at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Mass. With more than 20,000 specimens from 42 locations, the collection is the largest in the world. provincetownindependent.org/featured/202...
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Global Research on Seagrass Finds a Home in Provincetown - The Provincetown Independent
PROVINCETOWN — On a foggy day in late September 2023, Agnes Mittermayr, a scientist at the Center for Coastal Studies, received a call from the Jackson Estuarine Laboratory at the […]
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brooklinenews.bsky.social @brooklinenews.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Griggs Park is getting new playground equipment, entrances and paths as part of a renovation set to take place in 2027. brookline.news/town-plannin...
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Town planning to renovate Griggs Park next year - Brookline.News
Griggs Park will be renovated in 2027 and outfitted with new playground equipment, which the town says is focused on creating a universally accessible green space that celebrates the park’s natural ch...
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of chemical plants around the Mississippi River Basin. ✍ Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press Full Story: buff.ly/CJR6uDk
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 New Orleans churches and community centers are being outfitted with backup and solar power to create a microgrid for residents during the city’s frequent outages. But that’s not the only value they offer. ✍ Delaney Dryfoos Full story 🔗: buff.ly/VUJeWXR
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Lawyers for the oil giant argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that the matter belongs in federal court. But the heavily Republican state responded that a $744.6 million jury award in state court should stand. ✍ Lee Hedgepeth, Inside Climate News Story 🔗: buff.ly/72zS0Pu
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Agents with the FBI and the EPA's Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search of the facility in November. ✍ Wesley Muller. Louisiana Illuminator Full Story🗞: buff.ly/GKI4AMv #FBI #smittysupplyexplosion #investigation
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Elyse Stevens was a primary physician at the University Medical Center New Orleans, which runs an integrated health clinic specialized in treating patients with substance use disorders. ✍ Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News Full story: buff.ly/a1xkIPM
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but Roseland, Louisiana, residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town. ✍ Adam Mahoney, Capital B Read full story🗞: buff.ly/2zm0k3S #oilspill #roselandlouisiana #smittyssupply
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 The environmental groups say that the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy “violated its constitutional, statutory and regulatory duties” with its hasty reissue of a construction permit. ✍ Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/CVj242S
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 In the sky above Bourbon Street, a new memorial pays homage to those killed in the New Year’s Day truck attack. The community’s ongoing tributes have helped with healing, one victim’s sister said. ✍ Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/XUx8rC4
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
#TheLensNola🔍 Landry pays his respects to the 14 Bourbon Street victims and addresses ICE presence in the city. ✍ Katy Reckdahl with photos by Gus Bennett Read full story: buff.ly/k070j4U #governorlandry #bourbonstreet #neworleans
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
In June, the state of Louisiana passed a law codifying gas as “green energy.” Yes, gas. ✍ Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/Jb36FD7 #gasoline #greenenergy #Louisiana #bestof2025 #TheLensNola🔍
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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Some of my stories this year included: - how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy - how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists - how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
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ExxonKnews: The year in review
This year, ExxonKnews reported on Big Oil targeting its critics, pushing false solutions, and encouraging political allies to help the industry escape accountability.
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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
#TheLensNola🔍 Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though. ✍ Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/HWFSJc8 #charterschool #departmentoflabor #neworleans
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