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Author: Bob Marshall

About 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 Louisiana

Study says New Orleans will see one of the highest levels of sea level rise in the world

November 23, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Rising seas will affect cities differently, depending on where they’re located.

Study: BP oil spill accelerated wetlands loss

November 17, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Damage extended to areas where little oil had washed ashore.

Climate scientists: Coastal Louisiana would suffer if Trump pulled out of climate change agreement

November 11, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Trump has called climate change a hoax and pledged to roll back regulations that restrict greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists say if those emissions aren't reduced, seas worldwide could rise 6.5 feet. That would put most of coastal Louisiana underwater.

Southeast Louisiana swings from August’s floods to October’s drought

November 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Scientists have predicted that climate change would cause wild swings like this.

River diversions to rebuild the coast may not be as water-hungry as we thought

October 31, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
It’s the second recent finding showing how engineers could reduce harm to fisheries.
Picture of paved neutral ground on O.C. Haley

Groups say concrete neutral ground on O.C. Haley is bad water management

October 18, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
The city replaced a narrow grass strip with a wide concrete walkway.

Should we use diversions or pipelines to rebuild the coast? Maybe we don’t have to choose.

October 11, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
New research shows they can be used together, building more land and reducing harm to fisheries.

Experts will discuss tough choices facing Louisiana as seas rise and land sinks

October 10, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
They’ll be at the Water Symposium on Thursday evening.

Advisory committee on river diversions to meet in New Orleans on Tuesday

October 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
They’ll discuss the latest plans to divert water from the Mississippi River to rebuild the coast.

Have questions about the state’s plan to rebuild the coast? Come to one of these meetings.

September 28, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
The New Orleans meeting will be held Oct. 19.

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