Catastrophic damage from Ida leaves hundreds of thousands without power
Storm downgraded Monday morning, but remains a danger, forecasters said. Schools across metro area closed. Reports of severe flooding in LaPlace, Jean Lafitte.
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Environment
Nathaniel Rich on remaking nature and living with uncertainty
An interview with the author about his new book, "Second Nature."
‘Seething and bewildered’: Entergy New Orleans shut off three times more power than it had to during rolling blackouts
The City Council plans a vote on whether to open a formal investigation.
Cantrell gives update ahead of vital weekend for Hurricane Zeta recovery
‘We will get impacts from this’: City officials prep for Hurricane Zeta
Wind, not rain, is expected to be the major threat during this fast-moving storm.
City officials prepare for effects of Hurricane Delta
The latest projections on Tuesday afternoon showed the storm shifting West, away from New Orleans. But officials warned that the path was far from certain.
‘A very big rain event’: Mayor Cantrell warns that Hurricane Sally will impact New Orleans despite more favorable projections
Hurricane Sally's track has shifted east, but city should still brace for effects.
Grappling with meaning, 10 years after Macondo
Ten years after the the devastation of BP's Deepwater Horizon platform, survivor Leo Lindner writes on the loss of his friends, misconceptions of the disaster, and the mistake of putting profits over people.
Planners talk about resilience in the face of climate change. We need to start using a different R word.
In our Plan-A world, architecture and planning has become focused on the idea of “resilient” design. But continuing to talk about “resilience” in the face of ever-worsening projections is its own form of climate denial.
State agencies postpone meeting on proposed oil terminal in Plaquemines Parish
The hearing was planned for public discussion of the proposed Plaquemines Liquids Terminal. The PLT is a massive crude oil export terminal that would be built adjacent to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.
