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Author Archives: Michael Isaac Stein

Michael Isaac Stein covers New Orleans' cultural economy and local government for The Lens. Before joining the staff, he freelanced for The Lens as well as The Intercept, CityLab, The New Republic, and Pacific Standard. He was recently awarded a fellowship from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, which he used to report on water scarcity, division, and colonialism in Cyprus.

Opponents say Entergy’s proposed power plant is an old-fashioned solution in search of a problem

by Michael Isaac SteinFebruary 19, 2018November 7, 2019

Entergy says a new plant can handle periods of unusually high demand, and it will protect against a catastrophic situation in which the city can’t get power. Energy experts and opponents say the company’s argument doesn’t hold up, and it has an incentive to build new facilities rather than improve transmission reliability.

Pumping problems, hurricane scares play into debate over new Entergy power plant

by Michael Isaac SteinOctober 20, 2017November 7, 2019

Some oyster leases near offshore wells have a surprising owner: oil and gas companies

by Michael Isaac SteinJune 28, 2017November 7, 2019

Hilcorp seeks dredging permit a year after dragging drilling barge through shallow water

by Michael Isaac SteinMarch 18, 2017November 7, 2019

Opportunities for ‘lifers’ — but little programming for inmates nearing release

by Michael Isaac SteinNovember 14, 2016November 7, 2019

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