Sediment diversions not the way to rebuild Louisiana’s coast
Research shows that we won't be able to rebuild the coast the same way it was created, with sediment flowing down the river.
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Environment
Corps puts barge gate through its paces — successfully; agrees to operate it
Problems dogged a year-long effort to close and open the gate successfully.
Video: Bob Marshall interviews experts about coastal loss
On the panel: John Barry, David Muth, Anne Rolfes, Kerry St. Pé and Aaron Viles.
30 years of time-lapse satellite images show coastal Louisiana wasting away
Time-lapse images illustrate what we knew was happening: Over 30 years, islands and beaches have moved north, channels have widened, and marshes have turned to open water without a blade of brass for miles. But they also show portions of the coast growing, reinvigorated by restoration projects.
Chat replay: Bob Marshall discusses challenges facing coastal Louisiana
Is it too late to save southeastern Louisiana from the encroaching Gulf? Pose your questions and opinions.
Coastal restoration efforts complicated by lack of plan for Mississippi River
Though the river is crucial to the economic and environmental well-being of 31 states, there's no plan to manage competing uses of the river water. Shipping companies, municipal water supplies, industrial plants and coastal restoration projects all need water. How will we decide who gets what?
Tricky ‘barge gate’ on Lake Borgne is closed and opened successfully — almost
Congress may require the U.S. Army Corps — rather than the local flood authority — to operate the gate.
Historic study to find out what the Mississippi River really carries to help coastal restoration
Less than half of the water, and just 19 percent of the sediments, carried in the Mississippi River past the Atchafalaya make it to the Gulf. The finding casts new light on the potential of diversions to create land in adjacent basins — a key strategy in the state's $50 billion plan to save southeast Louisiana from washing away.
LSU study: Damaged minnow shows BP oil seeping into coastal food chain
The results are alarming but the levels of toxins detected are well below those considered hazardous for human seafood consumption.
Survey: Americans nationwide willing to shell out personally to save our coast
Researcher says he was surprised at how many people said they would help and how much they would commit.
