Behind The Lens episode 225: ‘If there’s an accident, it’d be hard to evacuate’ ‘

Delaney Dryfoos on new land growing along Louisiana's coast. Sara Sneath on Venture Global's tax incentives in Plaquemines Parish and parallels to the mining town of Port Sulphur.

This week on Behind The Lens, Venture Global’s tax incentives for its LNG export terminal in Plaquemines Parish are eye popping, and some historians and others see parallels with a 100 year old sulfur mining company which built, then nearly destroyed, the town of Port Sulphur.

A rare and precious resource, new land is growing up on the threatened coast of Louisiana: it could be the state’s first National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Our guests this week are Lens reporter Delaney Dryfoos, Lens contributor Sara Sneath and Lens editor Katy Reckdahl.

 

Theme music by Podington Bear.

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Correction: The text of this article was corrected to reflect that new coastal land could be the state’s first National Estuarine Research Reserve. The application and review is in process, not yet completed.

Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.