Feb
21
2017
To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins | The Lens
When asked to list the major hurdles facing Louisiana’s 50-year plan to rebuild its coast, state officials have pointed to a menu of truly massive challenges, from rapidly rising seas to finding the money for the $92 billion effort.
But...
Feb
13
2017
When the news broke that Louisiana would have to wait at least two and a half years to get federal permits for a critical sediment diversion, many people in the coastal restoration community were shocked.
But not for the reason...
Jan
17
2017
The state has created an interactive, online map providing a realistic look at the future, which probably will be more shocking to residents than the words in the new Coastal Master Plan it is based on.
FLOOD RISK UNDER LOW GREENHOUSE-GAS SCENARIO
Coastal Protection and...
Jan
05
2017
Many Louisianans may have been shocked by grimmer forecasts in the latest edition of the state’s 50-year plan to protect its coast: There is no longer hope that more land can be built than the Gulf takes each year. Even...
Jan
03
2017
The 2017 draft version of the Coastal Master Plan, released today, offers a much grimmer view of the future than its predecessors. Twice as much land could be lost if the state does nothing. Even if everything works as...
Dec
13
2016
Living in southern Louisiana without flood insurance is a bigger gamble after this news from researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research: If the climate continues to warm, the big thunderstorms that cause flash flooding probably will become...
Dec
02
2016
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election left Louisiana’s environmental community asking two questions:
How bad?
How quickly?
They were the right questions.
When Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, the Oval Office and both houses of Congress will be controlled...
Nov
23
2016
Just when you think the news about sea level rise couldn’t get much worse for New Orleans, it has.
According to a study released this month, the city will experience one of the highest increases in sea level among 138...
Nov
17
2016
A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA shows the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 not only caused widespread damage to Louisiana’s already crumbling wetlands, but also speeded up erosion since then.
Researchers measured shoreline losses in...
Nov
11
2016
Louisiana’s crumbling coast would suffer devastating flooding and dramatic land loss, leading to mass evacuations within a few decades, if president-elect Donald Trump carries through with his pledge to pull the U.S. out of a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
That...
