@halleparker.bsky.social
Journalist & photographer covering health & environment w/ communities 🌱 currently: @veritenews.org Also: breakfast enthusiast, @sejorg.bsky.social board, she/her ⚽️ tips: [email protected] freelance: [email protected] signal: halleparker.43
@kffhealthnews.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialAbout 1 in 5 people who were on food assistance in Louisiana have lost that support since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was enacted. Policy analysts and recipients report worse communication and delayed benefits. @halleparker.bsky.social
@propublica.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialOn Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. ET, join ProPublica’s Mark Olalde and environment journalists @scribeguy.bsky.social, Tony Briscoe and @halleparker.bsky.social to discuss the unprecedented rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in urban and rural communities nationwide.
@npr.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialShould students be allowed to use AI on assignments? What about on tests? Who should teach AI literacy? About 100 teenagers got together to try to decide. n.pr/44SFjNs
@sabriyarice.bsky.socialReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialA 2024 Louisiana state law forced hospitals to remove misoprostol from specialized carts designed to treat hemorrhages and instead keep it locked in a secure room designated for controlled substances. Similar legislation failed in other states reports @halleparker.bsky.social of @veritenews.org.
@kffhealthnews.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialWhen a patient hemorrhages, doctors are now left waiting at least two minutes while a nurse sprints to retrieve critical medicine that used to be within easy reach. In the meantime, patients can lose more than a liter of blood.
@coveringclimatenow.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.social“Where does climate action go from here?” with @projectdrawdown.bsky.social's @globalecoguy.bsky.social and climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, on Tuesday, June 16, at 2pm US ET (19hr UTC) buff.ly/OcT61L4
@climatecentral.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.social⚽The 2026 #FIFAWorldCup is on — and so is the heat.
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@halleparker.bsky.socialHow do you get the news? What topics interest you the most? It's a quick survey, mostly multiple choice, and 5 minutes of your time will have a long-term impact! Help shape the journalism told across our region.
@halleparker.bsky.socialIf you're a regular reader of @thelensnola.bsky.social, @wwno.org, or @veritenews.org, you've probably read a story from the Ag & Water Desk. They help make sure there's coverage connecting the states across our watershed.
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@grist.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialWhat’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.
@halleparker.bsky.socialLol, love when men's soccer players throw an opponent to the ground, not even in reach of the ball then act like they're innocent. #CANBIH #CANvBIH #FIFAWorldCup
@halleparker.bsky.socialShaffelburg's mullet is a Canadian masterpiece #CANBIH #CANvBIH #FIFAWorldCup
@halleparker.bsky.socialWhat a stunning goal to tie things up. Crazy turn and strike - lucky deflection for sure #CANBIH #CANvBIH #FIFAWorldCup
@veritenews.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialWill the latest Supreme Court ruling dilute Black voting power in the South? We're teaming up with The Current and Mississippi Today to answer your questions about voting rights and redistricting in Louisiana and Mississippi. https://ow.ly/u8TU50Z9Js8
@veritenews.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialNew Orleans vending machine provides free birth control, condoms and Plan B as maternity care deserts grow Maternal health care isn't available in nearly half of Louisiana parishes, according to a new Tulane University report. To help address the lack of options, reproductive justice advocates…
@themarginus.bsky.socialReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialHow'd this happen, and what is next for residents in coastal Louisiana? That's the question @halleparker.bsky.social's latest story digs into for Inside: The Margin.
@themarginus.bsky.socialReposted by @halleparker.bsky.social@halleparker.bsky.social of @veritenews.org, Amanda Moore of Restore the Mississippi River Delta, and Christina Lehew, executive director of Common Ground Relief, will discuss the impact on frontline communities, and what grassroots organizations are doing to hold the land together buff.ly/ZMZOuWS
@halleparker.bsky.socialVerifying myself for the Journalists of Color slack. journalistsofcolor.us
@veritenews.orgReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialPublic health reporter Halle Parker • Journalist has covered everything from community air monitoring and environmental racism to the criminalization of STDs and health care access during the federal immigration enforcement crackdown.
Read her latest work: https://ow.ly/WK9250YMmpy
@tristanbaurick.bsky.socialReposted by @halleparker.bsky.socialHere's @halleparker.bsky.social and my initial story on the issue: veritenews.org/2026/02/05/p...
