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Environment

Sure, nutria are wrecking our coast — but what about the devastation by two-legged mammals?

An intriguing new documentary misses the big picture.
by Kendall Dix August 30, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Leap to solar in Louisiana requires mandating that utilities use renewables

Forty-two states already back 'community solar' — not Louisiana.
by Kevin Fitzwilliam August 6, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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
by Travis Lux July 26, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Audio: As the city addresses flooding, residents take matters into their own hands

by Travis Lux July 15, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Della Hasselle July 14, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Audio: Rising temperatures strain New Orleans’ electric grid

In Louisiana, temperatures could increase by ten degrees by the end of the century.
by Tegan Wendland July 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Travis Lux July 10, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Audio: How prepared is New Orleans for stronger storms and extreme temperatures?

Check back every day this week for a new story in the series, "New Orleans: Ready or Not?"
by Tegan Wendland July 9, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Christian Wagley June 15, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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
by Michael Isaac Stein April 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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