Lost Lands: Not Your Average Swamp Tour

Louisiana’s shrinking wetlands can feel like a far-away concept, but Lost Lands brings it to life through breathtaking guided kayak tours. Originally published on GoNOLA.com on February 15th, 2016. Click here to read the original article. Did you know Louisiana is...

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New storm-surge maps from Weather Service show worst-case models

Originally posted on December 21st, 2015. See original post here. Map makers often use red to denote danger, to sound alarms. But on the latest National Weather Service map showing storm surge in Louisiana from a worst-case Category 3 hurricane,...

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Levee board lawsuit against oil and gas alive and well, though moving slowly

Originally posted on December 4th, 2015. See original post here. During a recent meeting of the regional flood authority, commissioner Paul Tilly asked for an update on the panel’s lawsuit filed in July 2013  against oil and gas companies for destroying...

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To seek fed support, study projects economic cost of coastal loss

Originally posted on The Lens on December 2nd, 2015. See original post here. Continued coastal land loss in Louisiana could cost the state and national economies tens of billions dollars a year, and it could allow a single hurricane to...

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Katrina helped usher in an acceptance and use of green infrastructure

Originally posted on The Lens on December 2nd, 2015. See original post here. One sign that Prisca Weems represents something new and surprising in New Orleans is her never-before-seen title in city government: Stormwater Manager. And if that doesn’t get your...

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BP settlement brings unprecedented money to coastal restoration efforts

Originally posted on The Lens on November 12th, 2015. See original post here. As he looked at the amount of money coming to Louisiana from BP’s settlement of the Deepwater Horizon pollution disaster, David Muth shook his head in wonder....

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State coastal authority OKs two diversions, but construction unlikely for three years

Originally posted on The Lens on October 21st, 2015. See original here. The head of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has long said his agency would recommend building controversial river sediment diversions only if research showed that possible gains...

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Details of BP settlement show oil spill caused trillions of marine wildlife deaths

Originally posted on The Lens on October 16th, 2015. See original post here. When news broke this month that oil giant BP had agreed to pay $20.8 billion in fines for its Deepwater Horizon disaster, the figure seemed huge. But when...

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Date set for final decision on construction of river diversion, as research continues

Originally posted on September 29th, 2015. See original post here. The final decision on whether to start building the first river diversion in the state’s coastal restoration effort is set to be made Oct. 21. Kyle Graham, head of the state’s Coastal Protection...

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Experts: Talk now about drastic changes, or deal with coastal crisis later

Originally posted on The Lens on September 15th, 2015. See original post here. The mouth of the Mississippi River should be moved north to Port Sulphur or English Turn and communities south of those points eventually will have to be...

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