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Gabriel Tynes
Currently based in Mobile, Alabama, my primary interests include government, the judiciary and the environment. I have written investigative, news and feature stories about Alabama, the Gulf Coast and Deep South since 2006. Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
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Exxon can pursue suit over contaminated oil at Baton Rouge refinery
A federal judge rejected dismissal bids by Chevron and other operators affiliated with the deepwater Anchor Project over claims stemming from zinc-tainted oil delivered in 2025.
Blood protein may signal dementia risk up to 20 years in advance
Researchers say the protein GDF15 is strongly linked to vascular dementia and brain changes, raising hopes for earlier detection even among healthy people.
$1.4 trillion investment helps China restore freshwater ecosystems' oxygen
Oxygen concentrations rose as much as 12% over a decade, a rare environmental success story as climate change warms water.
Fossils show earliest four-legged animals skipped the tadpole stage
Researchers found that the first animals with limbs hatched ready to feed, challenging a century-old assumption about tetrapod evolution.
Judiciary seen more favorably by recent jurors
New research finds recent jurors view the judiciary more favorably, but declining trials mean fewer Americans get the experience.
Underground bees could be better armed for global warming
New research shows nesting behavior drives vulnerability to climate change — and could upend which species are considered most vulnerable.
Arkansas asks Eighth Circuit to revive law targeting librarians over 'harmful' books
The state argues the law protects children and regulates government speech, but librarians and booksellers claim it criminalizes availability and enables viewpoint discrimination.
SPLC releases ‘Year in Hate’ report amid House grilling over fraud indictment
The Southern Poverty Law Center defended itself against fraud charges while lawmakers traded partisan barbs over its hate-tracking methods and annual extremism report.