Thousands of people may be forced to move inland in the coming years, according to the state.
Category: Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Scrapping Paris accord puts world on skids to become Louisiana
Trump to planet earth: Get ready to get flooded
Posted inAudio, Environment, Government & Politics
Audio: Proposal to widen Industrial Canal revives distrust in Lower Ninth Ward
People have not forgotten the corps’ role in the city’s flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
Posted inEnvironment, Events, Inside the News Room
Join us to discuss how climate change is altering the way Louisianians eat
Join us on April 20 to ask questions and learn more.
Posted inEnvironment
Hilcorp seeks dredging permit a year after dragging drilling barge through shallow water
Members of the Louisiana Oystermen Association said the state should reject it because of the company’s history of problems.
Posted inEnvironment
To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins
They can’t survive if the water isn’t salty enough, and they won’t leave their home in Barataria Bay.
Posted inEnvironment
Permit for first sediment diversion will take at least 2.5 years (and that’s fast)
Federal regulators must make sure the diversion won’t violate 82 laws and executive orders.
Posted inAudio, Environment, Investigations
Reclaiming native ground: Can Louisiana’s tribes restore their traditional diets as waters rise?
Native Americans are losing their ability to live off the land as it has crumbled into the Gulf of Mexico. Some of them are trying to figure out how to survive on what’s left. A multimedia collaboration between the Food & Environment Reporting Network, Gravy, and The Lens.
Posted inEnvironment
State coastal agency says midyear budget cuts could delay restoration projects
The agency says it may not have the required match for joint projects with the federal government.
Posted inEnvironment
Interactive map shows flooding risk as Gulf rises and southern Louisiana continues to sink
There’s a public meeting Wednesday to discuss plans to rebuild and protect the coast.