New Orleans Mi companera is on one lead-free listserv after another. A Community Voice, the former Louisiana ACORN, and an affiliate of ACORN International, has been a lead crusader for decades now. From time to time, they have the resources for major testing programs, and the results are always depressing in New Orleans …
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Nonpartisan Redistricting is Still Controversial
Santa Fe The electoral map for the midterm elections this November based on the 2020 census is still unsettled and contentious. The New York Times recently weighted in that despite all of the sound and fury, the national map was still about what and what for each major party with no real difference …
The Long March Against Chemical Poisoning in Death Alley
New Orleans In a close vote, the Louisiana legislature recently rejected an effort by the oil, gas, and chemical industry to allow companies in the state to self-report to the state environmental quality agency any violations of pollution standards from their operations. The other gift the industry was seeking was the ability to restrict …