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Author Archives: Bob Marshall

From 2013 to 2017, Bob Marshall covered environmental issues for The Lens, with a special focus on coastal restoration and wetlands. While at The Times-Picayune, his work chronicling the people, stories and issues of Louisianas wetlands was recognized with two Pulitzer Prizes and other awards. In 2012 Marshall was a member of the inaugural class inducted into the Loyola University School of Communications Den of Distinction.

To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins

by Bob MarshallFebruary 21, 2017November 7, 2019

They can’t survive if the water isn’t salty enough, and they won’t leave their home in Barataria Bay.

Permit for first sediment diversion will take at least 2.5 years (and that’s fast)

by Bob MarshallFebruary 13, 2017November 7, 2019

State coastal agency says midyear budget cuts could delay restoration projects

by Bob MarshallJanuary 25, 2017November 7, 2019

Interactive map shows flooding risk as Gulf rises and southern Louisiana continues to sink

by Bob MarshallJanuary 18, 2017November 7, 2019

Scientists say Louisiana’s latest projections for coastal flooding are grim, but realistic

by Bob MarshallJanuary 5, 2017November 7, 2019

Coastal flooding may force thousands of homes in Louisiana to be elevated or bought out

by Bob MarshallJanuary 3, 2017November 7, 2019

Native Americans of Grand Bayou seeking help to remain in homeland

by Bob MarshallDecember 27, 2016November 7, 2019

New research: Expect more intense rainstorms and flooding in southern Louisiana

by Bob MarshallDecember 13, 2016November 7, 2019

The people of Isle de Jean Charles aren’t the country’s first climate refugees

by Bob MarshallDecember 6, 2016November 7, 2019

The art of the deal: Trump may discover it’s hard to repeal environmental regulations

by Bob MarshallDecember 2, 2016November 7, 2019

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