Freshwater diversions are killing the ‘canary in the coal mine’
Bottlenose dolphin are dying; oysters, crab and shrimp could be next.
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Environment
Will Louisiana’s rural electricity co-ops help an ‘oil state’ break free of fossil fuels?
The rural South may be 'red' but it's going solar
Prof disputes column that declared dumping sewage in wetlands a big ‘green’ mistake
Monitoring and research backs use of effluent to revive wetlands
Big ‘green’ mistake: dumping sewage in wetlands carries hidden costs
Confusion at the heart of wastewater discharge experiment
Corps finalizing Industrial Canal lock study as some residents brace for disruption
While the study won’t end until December, the Corps already believes its tentative selection for replacing the lock is the best in a narrow range of options for easing inland waterborne traffic. But some New Orleans residents say they’re outraged that the Corps is still considering the project, which has been planned for decades.
Nathaniel Rich on ‘Losing Earth,’ climate change and the shifting political argument
A Q&A with the New Orleans-based author about his new book.
Seven years and $9 million later, wastewater assimilation a slow starter in New Orleans
S&WB and the City of New Orleans announced in 2011 that they were partnering with St. Bernard Parish to help rebuild the Central Wetlands around Bayou Bienvenue. More than seven years later, the project has yet to discharge a single gallon of treated wastewater.
EPA, LDEQ want Mosaic to resume water removal from shifting gypsum stack
Mosaic told The Lens that the company has not decided to do so — even as the EPA cast doubt on the company’s model used to determine the stability of the reservoir itself.
State reviewing controversial wastewater treatment technique
Proponents say wastewater assimilation helps rebuild wetlands. Their opponents warn it's making them much worse. Now DEQ says it's reviewing the practice's impacts across south Louisiana.
St. James residents slam Wanhua chemical plant plans in Convent
A representative of the Chinese-based chemical giant assured parish planning commissioners Monday that its planned isocyanate plant in Convent would provide hundreds of new direct and indirect jobs and would be managed safely. But some members of the public offering were not having it.
