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Officials in a Louisiana city are assessing the damage from a tornado spawned by a system of severe weather also blamed for a death in Mississippi and damage from Texas to the Florida panhandle
In Mississippi, police confirmed one person was also killed due to the severe weather.
People in New Orleans and its suburbs were sloshing through flooded streets as a storm system ripped through the South.
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule advances President Joe Biden’s commitment to environmental justice by delivering critical health protections for communities burdened by industrial pollution from ethylene oxide, chloroprene and other dangerous chemicals, officials said.
Total Solar Eclipse 2024: With the next coast-to-coast eclipse not due for another 21 years, millions in the North Americas were excited to witness the rare phenomenon.