St. Bernard Council message to state Legislature: no river diversions allowed
It's a move to catch the attention of state lawmakers, but they have limited oversight of the coastal Master Plan.
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Environment
Predicted exodus of offshore rigs turns out to have been mere Obama bashing
For all the dire warnings, the 'Obamatorium' on offshore drilling after the BP spill did not lead to economic calamity in Louisiana or anywhere else.
No surprise: Local levee board knew months ago that state would cut funding
In March, months before it sued oil and gas companies, the levee authority knew the state would pull its funding.
Project to raise Mississippi River levee will close bike path in Jefferson Parish
Two 4.5-mile sections will be closed for about a year each.
Ex-flood authority leader picks apart arguments against suing oil interests
Says Barry: "There has been no court challenge to the board’s authority because the state knows it would lose and look foolish."
Gaps in local storm data pose problems for estimating storm surge risk to local levees
Because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t have local data on how waves behave when they overtop levees and floodwalls in Louisiana, the agency relied on data from the Netherlands and California. Getting better local storm data would require expensive “hardened” gauges that can stand up to storm conditions.
State cuts funding to levee authority that sued oil and gas companies
Head of the state coastal agency says the $500,000 cut is simply a matter of tight government finances.
Bermuda grass is a cheap way to resist erosion — but it may not be enough
Alternatives include porous mats that hold soils in place while allowing grass to grow — at an added cost of more than $350 million. Layering the whole system with concrete is another costly option.
Honore delivers startlingly radical call to action against forces destroying coast
The need to resist Big Oil and the Jindal administration's shameless pandering to it has begun to forge a broad-spectrum political alliance.
West Bank levee authority unimpressed by study on levee armoring
Study said plastic matting wouldn't have to be removed when levees are raised. Board consultant says otherwise.
