Mark Schleifstein
@mschleifstein.bsky.social
Environment reporter in the Big Easy, The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate | nola.com
Mosaic wins parish approval of slightly radioactive phosphogypsum waste pile
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Expansion of huge industrial waste pile ignites Louisiana environmental debate
Mosaic's waste contains trace heavy metal contamination and slight radioactivity. The pile, already about 200 feet high, must be stored in large stacks away from the public.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Mosaic wins parish approval of slightly radioactive phosphogypsum waste pile
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Honored to be recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists for my service to this important organization:
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2025 David Stolberg Meritorious Service Award Winner: Mark Schleifstein
This annual award recognizes an SEJ member for their exceptional volunteer work. The 2025 Stolberg award goes to Mark Schleifstein (pictured, left), a founding member of the Society of Environmental J...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Honored to be recognized by the Society of Environmental Journalists for my service to this important organization:
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“It should be common sense that journalism isn’t a crime,” Lau said. “But few courts have had the chance to make clear that a retaliatory investigation of a journalist violates the Constitution.”
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LA County must face journalist's challenge to retaliatory investigation, court rules
Journalist Maya Lau, co-represented by RCFP attorneys, sued LA County for unlawfully investigating her in retaliation for her reporting about police misconduct.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“It should be common sense that journalism isn’t a crime,” Lau said. “But few courts have had the chance to make clear that a retaliatory investigation of a journalist violates the Constitution.”
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These pardons are “a grave national injustice perpetrated on the American people”
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
These pardons are “a grave national injustice perpetrated on the American people”
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Walt Handelsman: DC Control Tower
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Federal judge says Bovine, other federal officials, repeatedly lied about their actions, actions of demonstrators, ordered them to use body cameras, give two warnings before using riot control weapons.
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Judge Criticizes Immigration Agents in Chicago: ‘Use of Force Shocks the Conscience’
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November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Federal judge says Bovine, other federal officials, repeatedly lied about their actions, actions of demonstrators, ordered them to use body cameras, give two warnings before using riot control weapons.
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“This is historic; for the first time, we have access to real-time information about the air we’re breathing. And now, we — the people — can be part of the solution.”
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Can these new pollution monitors show the way forward in Louisiana? 'This is historic.'
"It is our hope that by shining a light on contaminants in the air, we can show companies where their operations are having potentially adverse impacts on neighboring citizens, as well as on company w...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“This is historic; for the first time, we have access to real-time information about the air we’re breathing. And now, we — the people — can be part of the solution.”
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Industrial menhaden fishers continue to narrow restrictions that recreational fishers want to increase
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Louisiana's controversial pogy boats would see eased restrictions in some areas under new plan
The proposal sets in motion a process that could see the new rules take effect next year.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Industrial menhaden fishers continue to narrow restrictions that recreational fishers want to increase
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Gotta ask the obvious question: Why weren’t the prior violations litigated before the accident?
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Feds, Louisiana sue Smitty’s Supply over ‘catastrophic’ oil plant explosion and years of violations
Federal and state regulators say Smitty’s Supply ignored pollution laws for years before an August explosion in Roseland spilled oil into the Tangipahoa River.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Gotta ask the obvious question: Why weren’t the prior violations litigated before the accident?
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I had the privilege of interviewing Cheney in 1988 on a balcony of the U.S. Capitol, when he was a potential VP candidate for George H.W. Bush, who instead chose Dan Quayle!
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November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I had the privilege of interviewing Cheney in 1988 on a balcony of the U.S. Capitol, when he was a potential VP candidate for George H.W. Bush, who instead chose Dan Quayle!
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A reminder that the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana's Coastal Stewardship Awards ceremony is only 10 days away!
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Coastal Stewardship Awards - CRCL
SoLou | Patio Restaurant Bar in Baton Rouge November 13, 2025 @ 6 p.m. Honoring Champions of Our Coast The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) will recognize leaders and organizations whose ...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana's Coastal Stewardship Awards ceremony is only 10 days away!
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Bob Marshall's insightful column on Landry's moves involving CPRA and east bank levee authority:
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Bob Marshall: State's longterm plan to save the coast is getting short shrift
Gov. Jeff Landry's politics are undermining Louisiana's efforts to save the coast, columnist Bob Marshall writes.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Bob Marshall's insightful column on Landry's moves involving CPRA and east bank levee authority:
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Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use • Louisiana Illuminator
Communities around Louisiana are taking environmental data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their findings can be used to enforce regulations.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
“It is especially painful that Heritage, an institution with a historic role in shaping conservative policy, would choose this moment to blur the line between worthwhile debate and the normalization of hate.”
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Jewish lawyer quits Heritage Foundation's antisemitism task force over Tucker Carlson defense - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Mark Goldfeder's public resignation comes amid a broad backlash to comments by Heritage President Kevin Roberts.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“It is especially painful that Heritage, an institution with a historic role in shaping conservative policy, would choose this moment to blur the line between worthwhile debate and the normalization of hate.”
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