New measurements show sea level rise swallowing Grand Isle at record rate
The risks associated with a rising sea level will only increase if greenhouse gas emissions are not brought under control, scientists assert.
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Decisions just weeks away on re-opening Bayou St. John’s gate to the lake
Human safety will remain a paramount concern, and the gate will be shut when weather poses a flood risk.
For all the breast-beating about diversions, decision to build them has yet to be made
Ongoing cost/benefit research weighs more than a diversion's land-building capacity, including impacts on fisheries and flood protection.
Live blog: Senate committee considers bill giving governor more control over levee board
The bill is one of several filed in response to the levee board's lawsuit against oil and gas companies.
Scientists fear BP blowout killed far more birds than officially reported
The high productivity of Gulf estuaries means scavengers are abundant and quickly dispose of carcasses.
BP oil spill choked off important pelican nesting sites on Louisiana coast
Brown pelicans were thriving on islands in Barataria Bay when BP’s oil well blew out in 2010. The oil that coated mangroves delivered the death blow to islands that already were eroding. A restoration plan is short on funding.
Oil and gas industry looking to kill lawsuits from Jefferson, Plaquemines over wetlands
Parish-level lawsuits differ from flood-authority challenge in ways that may help parishes.
Oil and gas interests have no better friend in Baton Rouge than the combative Sen. Adley
Gas and oil interests have been good to Robert Adley, and as a senator, Adley has been unfailingly good to them. He insists the Flood Protection Authority lawsuit seeking damages for coastal destruction is illegal. The bills he's moving would make sure of that.
Live blog: Committee sends new nominee to governor for east bank levee board
They renominated Tim Doody and picked Tyrone Ben for the other slot.
Coastal restoration financing is uncertain, but Louisiana has ideas to find $50 billion
Raising $50 billion for the ambitious Master Plan to rebuild the Louisiana coast was never going to be easy. Though the BP oil spill will yield billions of dollars for projects, the state could come up $20 billion short. To close the gap, the state will try to change how the Mississippi River is dredged and will consider pollution-credit programs.
