Check back every day this week for a new story in the series, “New Orleans: Ready or Not?”
Category: Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
Memo from Florida to Steve Scalise: Keep the rigs—and pollution—on your side of the Gulf
Remembering tar balls, oil slicks and the summer that wasn’t.
Posted inEnvironment
State announces 10 pilot projects that anticipate worsening storms and loss of coastal lands
Projects range from a boat harbor to mental health services to relocation of an initial seven families
Posted inEnvironment
Study: Louisiana can’t rebuild land faster than it’s eroding, forcing tough decisions about what to save
The land along Bayou Lafourche grew about two to three square miles per year. We’re losing about 11 square miles a year.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics
Opponents of new power plant in New Orleans file suit, ask city council to reconsider its decision
The city’s utility consultants essentially acted as judge and jury, they say.
Posted inAudio, Environment
Audio: Whiskey Island shows the progress and challenges of beach restoration projects
By this summer, the island will be 1,000 acres larger. But the state will have to periodically rebuild it in the coming years.
Posted inEnvironment
Temporary pumping stations at outfall canals to be replaced, ending years of rust-related repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soon will hand over permanent pumping stations at the mouths of New Orleans’ three primary drainage canals. The temporary pumps, which were beset with corrosion for years, will go offline.
Posted inEnvironment
City council decision paves way for rezoning of port-owned wetlands for industrial use
Opponents say the land should be preserved to guard against flooding in eastern New Orleans.
Posted inAudio, Environment
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.
Posted inEnvironment
Voluntary relocation, construction limits among the options to deal with rising water along Louisiana coast
After a yearlong planning process, state officials are working on a report that will recommend ways for six coastal parishes to deal with rising water and sinking land. The report could shape coastal communities for decades to come. Some of the ideas are controversial, such as limits on residential construction and higher taxes in areas of extreme flooding.