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Behind The Lens episode 37: ‘Once fresh water gets in’

Marta Jewson on lead filters in New Orleans schools. Michael Isaac Stein on Entergy regulation. And host and producer Jessica Rosgaard interviews Waveland Mayor Mike Smith about the Bonnet Carre Spillway and its impact on the coast.
by Jessica Rosgaard

This week, on Behind The Lens:

Water pressure problems have led the Orleans Parish School Board to cancel plans to install microbe-removing filters on school drinking fountains. Marta Jewson has the latest.

And the New Orleans City Council has announced steps to reduce its use of outside consultants for Entergy regulation. Michael Isaac Stein explains.

Also, Mississippi River water diverted through the Bonnet Carre Spillway is wreaking havoc on Gulf coast ecosystems. We talked with  Waveland, Mississippi Mayor Mike Smith about the coastal impacts.

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