Advocates say this was the professional oversight the post-Katrina levee board was designed to execute.
Category: Environment
Posted inEnvironment
State’s coastal restoration efforts imperiled by Obama’s budget proposal
Louisiana’s Master Plan for the coast depends in part on offshore royalties that the president wants to redirect.
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Invasion of the poop troopers: Scooping’s the law — but at a cost to the planet
Dog droppings biodegrade within days; the poop scoopers’ plastic bags will sit in landfills for centuries.
Posted inEnvironment
With recent ruling, federal judge cuts at least $240 million from state’s BP fine
Federal court ruling sharply reduces the determination of the amount of oil spilled.
Posted inEnvironment
State coastal experts beginning study to assess costs, benefits of river diversions
Fishing community says the huge infusions of fresh water will drive away their livelihood.
Posted inEnvironment
Federal judge hears same arguments that failed oil and gas industry in state court
State Supreme Court action may delay federal ruling on law that seeks to kill flood-authority suit.
Posted inEnvironment, Investigations
Louisiana’s moon shot: A look at the state’s historic gamble to save the coast
The state hopes to save its rapidly disappearing coast with a 50-year, $50 billion plan based on science that’s never been tested and money it doesn’t have. What could go wrong?
Posted inEnvironment
St. Bernard’s rejection of flood-protection tax could ripple across east bank
Voters rejected a 67 percent increase in a tax that funds flood protection.
Posted inEnvironment
Property-tax vote in St. Bernard will affect flood protection across entire east bank
Voters considering a Dec. 6 question to raise property tax that pays for levee operation and maintenance.
Posted inEnvironment
Property-tax vote in St. Bernard will affect flood protection across entire east bank
Voters considering a Dec. 6 question to raise property tax that pays for levee operation and maintenance.