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Category: Environment

Live blog Thursday: Committee to nominate regional levee board members

Their choices could determine the fate of the levee authority's lawsuit against the oil and gas industry.
by Bob Marshall September 17, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Steve Myers September 16, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Anne Mueller September 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Vitter panders to ozone polluters and Louisianans pay the price: poor health

The senator campaigns against strengthened EPA regs before they are even released.
by John Walke September 2, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Bob Marshall, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs August 28, 2014 Updated September 29, 2014

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.
by Steve Myers August 28, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Steve Myers August 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Bob Marshall August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Bob Marshall August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Bob Marshall August 12, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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