Lens, ProPublica journalists describe how they reported ‘Losing Ground’ project (video)
Cattle rancher Earl Armstrong and fishing guide Ryan Lambert spoke about witnessing coastal loss firsthand.
Category: Environment
You’re invited: Learn how we created and reported the Losing Ground project
Join us for a panel discussion with the characters in the story and to learn about what's next for the project.
Vitter panders to ozone polluters and Louisianans pay the price: poor health
The senator campaigns against strengthened EPA regs before they are even released.
Losing Ground: Southeast Louisiana is disappearing, quickly
Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation’s history is rushing toward a catastrophic conclusion. ProPublica and The Lens explore why it's happening and what will be lost if nothing is done.
Live chat replay: Talk to The Lens, ProPublica about ‘Losing Ground’
Discuss how we reported and built an interactive showing 80 years of coastal loss in Louisiana.
Highlights from our expert panel on how to pay for coastal restoration (video)
Kyle Graham, head of the state's coastal restoration authority, predicted some kind of settlement, some day, with the oil and gas industry. Tulane's Mark Davis said local government needs to set the right example in how it builds roads and deals with sinking land.
Lawsuit fight makes choosing new Flood Authority members a very tricky business
Voters wanted to take the politics out of flood protection. It didn't happen.
Live video Wednesday: Expert panel discusses how to pay for massive coastal restoration effort
A Tulane institute released a report Wednesday saying projects could cost more than $100 billion over 50 years.
Two applicants for regional levee board wouldn’t shift support for lawsuit
But there's another week to apply. Gov. Bobby Jindal needs two more opponents to get the votes to scuttle the suit.
Levee authority asks judge to rule on constitutionality of law that would scuttle lawsuit
The suit itself will be on hold until this question can be resolved.
