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Category: Environment

New Orleans is ready for resilient power

by Andy Kowalczyk and Marriele MangoNovember 25, 2019December 13, 2019

It’s time for the City Council to commit to resilient power investments in New Orleans’ energy infrastructure.

As activists are arrested in Baton Rouge, in-depth coverage shows Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’ to the world

by The Rev. William BarnwellNovember 13, 2019November 13, 2019

Plaquemines council member accuses port of ‘appraiser shopping’ to justify $30.5M deal for proposed oil terminal

by Sophie KasakoveOctober 28, 2019November 7, 2019

Shrinking the Gulf Coast dead zone part 2: Upriver

by Spike JohnsonSeptember 9, 2019November 13, 2019

Shrinking the Gulf Coast dead zone part 1: Downriver

by Spike JohnsonSeptember 5, 2019November 13, 2019

Council utility advisors recommend mandating net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

by Michael Isaac SteinSeptember 4, 2019November 19, 2019

S&WB seeks $25 million in bonds for sewer repairs required by sewer consent decree

by Michael Isaac SteinAugust 13, 2019November 7, 2019

The Big March to Save Lives in Death Alley

by The Rev. William BarnwellJuly 29, 2019November 13, 2019

Council, environmental coalition announce plans to increase city’s renewable energy portfolio

by Michael Isaac SteinJuly 16, 2019November 7, 2019

Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017

by Michael Isaac SteinJuly 11, 2019November 7, 2019

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