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Freelance environmental reporter @brooklinenews.bsky.social | Coordinating editor @thelensnola.bsky.social | Science reporter in the greater Boston area | she/they🌈 | www.delaneydryfoos.com
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#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

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February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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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.
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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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February 5, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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#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

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#donlemon #georgiafort #faceact
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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#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

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#ICE #louisiana #deportation
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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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...
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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January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Griggs Park is getting new playground equipment, entrances and paths as part of a renovation set to take place in 2027.

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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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January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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#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

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January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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#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

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January 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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#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

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January 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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#TheLensNola🔍 Agents with the FBI and the EPA's Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search of the facility in November.

✍ Wesley Muller. Louisiana Illuminator

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#FBI #smittysupplyexplosion #investigation
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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#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

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January 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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#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

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#oilspill #roselandlouisiana #smittyssupply
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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#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

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January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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#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

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January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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#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

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#governorlandry #bourbonstreet #neworleans
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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In June, the state of Louisiana passed a law codifying gas as “green energy.” Yes, gas.

✍ Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens

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#gasoline #greenenergy #Louisiana #bestof2025 #TheLensNola🔍
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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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

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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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December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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#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

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#charterschool #departmentoflabor #neworleans
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Led to expect an “exit bonus,” migrants were left empty-handed in their home countries.

✍️ Delaney Nolan

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#ICE #selfdeportation #exitbonus
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Breaking news: Authorities in Rhode Island say Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in shootings in Brookline on Monday and Brown University on Saturday, is dead.

This is a developing story, and we will update our article as new information is made available.

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Suspect in Brookline and Providence killings found dead in New Hampshire, authorities say - Brookline.News
The person who allegedly shot and killed an MIT professor in Brookline on Monday and carried out a mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday has died, law enforcement officials said Thursday night...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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The Recreation Department is planning to increase the prices for some its lessons, sports and camps.

Read about why:

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Parks and Rec news: Recreation program fees increase, work begins on planning rink replacement  - Brookline.News
After an annual review of pricing, the Brookline Recreation Department will increase rates for some popular flagship programs and update its financial aid policy to ensure sustainability. Brookline’s ...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Nuno Loureiro, killed in a shooting in Brookline this week, once attended a local walkout advocating for tougher gun laws after the shooting in Uvalde.

He was moved to tears, said a friend, and commented on the differences in gun violence in the US and Portugal.

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As homicide investigation continues, neighbors, colleagues gather to remember 'extraordinary' Brookline scientist - Brookline.News
Nuno Loureiro was shot and killed at his Gibbs Street home on Monday night.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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#TheLensNola🔍 A survey in photo and text, of what New Orleanians are thinking about the local immigrants threatened by Catahoula Crunch.

✍ Gus Bennett

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#ICE #immigrantsheltering #neworleans
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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#TheLensNola🔍 Recent legal changes, a Trump-friendly governor and a large immigration detention infrastructure could make the New Orleans crackdown easier for the administration.

✍ Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project

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December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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#OPINION Air Products wants to off-load its risk for a proposed carbon-capture project in Lake Maurepas, which the writers see as too risky for the state of Louisiana.

✍Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré and Livingston Parish Councilman Dean Coates

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December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM