State pulls back on coastal restoration projects due to shortfall in oil and gas royalties
State officials and U.S Rep. Garret Graves want to know why the projections are half of what they expected.
Tag: Coastal restoration
New Orleans chefs are joining the fight to rebuild Louisiana’s coast
The plan to rebuild Louisiana's wetlands centers on massive diversions that will fill bays with freshwater and mud. The fishing industry is worried those diversions will push their target species farther offshore. So environmental groups are working with chefs to expand the market for freshwater seafood.
Louisiana faces unexpected shortfall in major source of funding for coastal protection
The state coastal agency expected $140 million next spring. Now it looks like it will get $60 million to $70 million.
Louisiana plans to restore the dying Maurepas Swamp with water diverted from the Mississippi
The swamp is suffering from a lack of freshwater from natural flooding and from the penetration of saltwater through canals dug for logging. If nothing is done, scientists say the forest will become open water over time. The first phase of the project will be funded with $14 million in BP oil spill fines.
Louisiana will use $20 million in BP fines to expand a coastal monitoring program
The system will help scientists learn how restoration projects are working.
Lake Pontchartrain storm surge barrier could worsen flooding in St. Bernard and Mississippi
Flooding is expected to get worse in St. Tammany Parish. How can communities adapt?
With the help of a $40 million federal grant, residents of six parishes in southeastern Louisiana have been talking about how their communities could be redesigned to deal with increased flooding. The plans are meant to complement the state’s expectations that thousands of homes will have be elevated, and some bought out, in the coming decades.
To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins
They can’t survive if the water isn’t salty enough, and they won’t leave their home in Barataria Bay.
Should we use diversions or pipelines to rebuild the coast? Maybe we don’t have to choose.
New research shows they can be used together, building more land and reducing harm to fisheries.
Experts will discuss tough choices facing Louisiana as seas rise and land sinks
They’ll be at the Water Symposium on Thursday evening.
