Tegan Wendland

Tegan Wendland is WWNO's Interim News Director. She also reports on the coast. She has a background in investigative news reporting and an M.S. in Life Sciences Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has worked as a reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio, The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, WRKF-FM in Baton Rouge and WVIK-FM in Rock Island, Illinois. Her stories have aired nationally on All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace.

Audio: Rising temperatures strain New Orleans’ electric grid

In Louisiana, temperatures could increase by ten degrees by the end of the century.

By Tegan Wendland July 13, 2018

Audio: How prepared is New Orleans for stronger storms and extreme temperatures?

Check back every day this week for a new story in the series, "New Orleans: Ready or Not?"

By Tegan Wendland July 9, 2018

Audio: WWNO and The Lens discuss state’s ideas to reshape coastal communities at risk of flooding

The state's LA SAFE planning process is looking at ways to help communities adapt as the land around them sinks and the Gulf of Mexico rises.

By Tegan Wendland and Della Hasselle February 16, 2018

Audio: Post-Katrina population shift offers clues to the impending migration from Louisiana’s coast

Thousands of people may be forced to move inland in the coming years, according to the state.

By Tegan Wendland June 16, 2017

Audio: Proposal to widen Industrial Canal revives distrust in Lower Ninth Ward

People have not forgotten the corps' role in the city's flooding after Hurricane Katrina.

By Tegan Wendland June 7, 2017

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