American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
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Mangrove forests along the world’s tropical and subtropical coasts store enormous quantities of ‘blue’ carbon – especially in river delta zones, where soil builds up quickly.
Law enforcement’s historical tendency to treat crimes committed by white power groups as isolated incidents has allowed them to flourish.
Hurricanes frequently move inland in the southeast US, causing widespread river flooding, but emergency plans focus on protecting people in coastal communities.
Widespread flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence shows the need for better advance planning in inland areas of the south and mid-Atlantic, especially near rivers.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
Hurricanes in the southern US have caused widespread damage inland in recent decades, mainly through river flooding. But evacuations and stormproofing focus almost entirely on keeping people safe on the coasts.
It’s very difficult to measure whether a conception was intended. But those data are vital to understanding women’s choices.
Law scholars from California unpack the legal questions raised by the Trump administration’s plan to roll back mileage standards and revoke California’s ability to set more stringent rules.
The tax agency, as it happens, singled out both conservative and liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny. But the myth that it picked on the tea party movement hasn’t gone away.
Air pollution could be the next battleground between California and the Trump administration, which is reviewing the Golden State’s special legal authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.
The tax agency singled out both conservative and liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny.
Apakah kemacetan juga mempengaruhi kejiwaan? Studi baru mengungkapkan kemacetan bisa meningkatkan agresivitas yang mengarah ke kasus KDRT.
As Hurricane Harvey shows, flooding can happen wherever large storms stall and dumps lots of rain. A new study finds that development is increasing in flood zones inland, where people may not think they are at risk.
President Trump claims that churches suffer from the over-regulation of their political speech. In reality, oversight is lax for religious groups and secular tax-exempt nonprofits alike.
As these tax-exempt vehicles transform philanthropy, they’re drawing more scrutiny. Will Congress or the Trump administration tinker with the rules that encouraged their rapid growth?
President Trump recently repeated his pledge to eliminate the 63-year-old law, which bans charities from engaging in political activities, at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Traffic wastes time, creates pollution and costs money. But can it also affect us psychologically? A new study suggests that unexpected traffic can increase the incidence of domestic violence.
By getting young women hooked before they’ve even formed wrinkles, Botox peddlers have realized they can enlist them in a lifetime of treatment.
Given Trump’s substantial conflicts of interest, the foundation’s admission of self-dealing should sound a warning to both the president-elect and voters as he takes the oath of office.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Louisiana State University
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Assistant professor in oceanography and coastal sciences, Louisiana State University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Dean and Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Science and Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Media law and Media History, Louisiana State University
