New Orleans is missing a chance to market itself as a food mecca committed to sustainability.
Category: Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
From the folks who brought you Brett Kavanaugh: a fight to block wildlife protection in Tammany
Federalist Society seeks top court support for gutting enviro regs.
Posted inEnvironment, Land Use, Opinion
Black communities in St. James on the losing end of Louisiana’s ‘big win’
A resident’s lament: “It’s like we aren’t even here.”
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Sure, nutria are wrecking our coast — but what about the devastation by two-legged mammals?
An intriguing new documentary misses the big picture.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Leap to solar in Louisiana requires mandating that utilities use renewables
Forty-two states already back ‘community solar’ — not Louisiana.
Posted inAudio, Environment
The city’s $2 billion program to repair streets and infrastructure doesn’t include innovative water management
Officials are eager to start spending $2 billion dollars on infrastructure repairs, but say they’ll look for ways to build more resiliently in the coming years
Posted inAudio, Environment
Audio: As the city addresses flooding, residents take matters into their own hands
This New Orleans yard can absorb more than an inch of water in a rainstorm. That helps ease the strain on the city’s pumping system. New Orleans: Ready or Not?How prepared is New Orleans for stronger storms and extreme temperatures?When it comes to stormwater management, New Orleans’ road projects are behind the timesRising temperatures strain […]
Posted inAudio, Environment
Audio: Coastal erosion threatens the levees that protect the city
Experts say New Orleans officials need to need to come to terms with what it means to be a coastal city.
Posted inEnvironment
Audio: Rising temperatures strain New Orleans’ electric grid
In Louisiana, temperatures could increase by ten degrees by the end of the century.
Posted inAudio, Environment, Land Use
Audio: When it comes to stormwater management, New Orleans’ road projects are behind the times
A FEMA-funded program to repair roads is meant to put things back the way they were, not make them better.