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STUDY: 12 of country’s top 100 polluting plants are in La.; 5 in top 10

According to a new analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project, 12 of the country’s top 100 polluting plants are in Louisiana. The study also says in 2018, these 100 plants, which all have at least 250 people living within a mile of them, were responsible for 39% of the country’s toxic air emissions.

The report, called Breath to the People: Sacred Air and Toxic Population, was produced in collaboration with the United Church of Christ. The report shows 44% of the people living near these plants are considered low-income.

Interactive map of the top 100 polluting plants in America

https://www.wafb.com/2020/02/27/study-countrys-top-polluting-plants-are-la-top/?fbclid=IwAR0Ey1NCOV_LVU2cnr0RNd2EW6bE2g8qHb2M6BeDoXbstq8CR8gYlPKV-b8

WHO Holds Daily News Briefing on Coronavirus | LIVE | NowThis

GLOBAL FEARS OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: The World Health Organization holds a news briefing on the latest coronavirus updates. Yesterday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of WHO, said that coronavirus ‘has pandemic potential’ and that the world is in a ‘very delicate situation in which the outbreak can go in any direction’ based on how it’s handled. There are over 83,000 people infected in 53 countries around the world

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Pet dog in China tests positive for coronavirus

Hong Kong authorities have placed a pet dog into quarantine after it tested a “weak positive” for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Friday.

The dog was handed over to the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) after its owner was infected with the coronavirus, the department said in a statement.

Preliminary tests from the dog’s oral, nasal and rectal samples tested a “weak positive” but the “dog does not have any relevant symptoms," the AFCD said.

Earlier in the week, I disputed to the CDC whether Animals could be a form of Transmission, after Who, declared the above picture as factual, and a Myth Buster, Look for my post titled "Busting a Myth Buster"

https://www.nbc15.com/cw/content/news/Pet-dog-in-China-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-568280571.html

The Best Crawfish In The State Can Be Found In This Louisiana Barn Restaurant

Comfortable and casual, the restaurant is actually inside of a 19th-century barn, adding an element of rustic charm that’s absolutely perfect. The most recent owner, Johnny Hebert, purchased the restaurant in 2005, and it’s been quite the popular eatery ever since.