Micah 6:8 Mission Blog
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Why Criminalizing Homelessness Won’t Solve Louisiana’s Housing Crisis
Louisiana lawmakers are currently considering House Bill 211, a proposal that would make “unauthorized public camping” a crime. If passed, people experiencing homelessness could face arrest, fines, and up to six months in jail for sleeping outdoors or using bedding in public spaces when they have nowhere else to go. According to advocates, the bill could…
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What Are Our Children Breathing? A Southwest Louisiana Mother’s Perspective on Toxic Air at Schools
As a mother of three, raising children in Southwest Louisiana, I think about air quality almost every day. I think about it when my kids play outside, when they walk into school in the morning, and when another flare lights up the sky or chemical smell drifts through our neighborhoods. Like many families here, we’ve learned to pay attention to the…
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What I Learned in DC: EPA’s Risk Management Program
The first week of April I went to Washington, DC for the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Climate Community Network annual meeting and NAM’s Climate and Health Summit. The National Academy of Medicine’s third annual Climate and Health Summit brought together leaders across the health sector to explore the latest insights, innovations, and opportunities at…
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Our Power, Our Planet, Our Community: Earth Day in Southwest Louisiana
Every April, Earth Day invites people to think a little more deeply about the places they call home. It is a time to notice the trees that shade neighborhood streets, the birds and butterflies that return with spring. All the small everyday choices that shape the health of a community. In Southwest Louisiana, that spirit…
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INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PROTECTION LOST
Last year, one of the scientists working with Micah 6:8 Mission (Denise-Trabbic Pointer CHMM) wrote a summary of the importance of Process Safety Management and Risk Management Regulatory requirements. At the end of her explanation, she encouraged us to take action and explained that these regulatory requirements were at risk. They are no longer at…
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Micah 6:8 Mission response to Louisiana Governor Landry
November 11, 2024 Micah 6:8 Mission is an organization made up of Louisiana lovers. We love its swampy marshlands, its unrivaled sunsets, its music—be it jazz, zydeco, or songbirds. But more than anything, we love its people, because we are its people.
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Living Downwind: Survivin’ Down in Smokestack Town
March 4, 2025 Living Downwind: Survivin’ Down in Smokestack Town If you live in Sulphur, Louisiana, or anywhere in Southwest Louisiana, you know what it means to be “downwind.” You can see the smokestacks from your porch, smell the chemicals in the air, and feel the impacts of industry in your everyday life. But being…