On today’s show Laurie Cormier, Police Jury’s Assistant Planner & Coastal Zone Manager for the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, joins the program to talk about her role on the CPRA board, and what’s special about the Chenier plain and more! Dr. John Doucet, Dean of the College of Sciences at Nicholls State University, stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about Acadian Genetics and the history of Cheniere Caminada. Listen to the show below and subscribe to our feed ...

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A weekly round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration   1) Communities. From Winona, Minnesota, down to Empire, Louisiana, Michael S. Williamson photographs the communities along the 2,300-mile Mississippi River in his Washington Post story, “A photographer’s 7,200-mile journey following the mighty Mississippi.” “From ice fishing up north to jet-skiing down south, communities along the river differed in culture as much as climate, Williamson found. But, he says, they were all shaped by their proximity to the river.”   ...

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A weekly round-up of what’s new in Louisiana coastal restoration   1) Communities. From Winona, Minnesota, down to Empire, Louisiana, Michael S. Williamson photographs the communities along the 2,300-mile Mississippi River in his Washington Post story, “A photographer’s 7,200-mile journey following the mighty Mississippi.” “From ice fishing up north to jet-skiing down south, communities along the river differed in culture as much as climate, Williamson found. But, he says, they were all shaped by their proximity to the river.”   ...

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Cuts to EPA in Trump's new budget put us all at risk. Regional. C4.

Right now, major automakers like Chrysler, Ford, and GM are using the lobbying muscle of their trade association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, to weaken tailpipe standards for cars. MCAF. C3. Regional.

Right now, major automakers like Chrysler, Ford, and GM are using the lobbying muscle of their trade association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, to weaken tailpipe standards for cars. MCAF. C3. Regional.

Climate change is drastically raising demands on the world’s fresh water supplies, and as a result, governments, scientists, and others are actively searching for new ways to manage and preserve our water resources. One consideration includes repurposing wastewater generated from on-shore oil and gas development, which produces a whopping 900 billion gallons of water annually […]

Climate change is drastically raising demands on the world’s fresh water supplies, and as a result, governments, scientists, and others are actively searching for new ways to manage and preserve our water resources. One consideration includes repurposing wastewater generated from on-shore oil and gas development, which produces a whopping 900 billion gallons of water annually […]

The post Could wastewater from oil and gas production help solve our water crisis? Not without better science appeared first on Energy Exchange.

Climate change is drastically raising demands on the world’s fresh water supplies, and as a result, governments, scientists, and others are actively searching for new ways to manage and preserve our water resources. One consideration includes repurposing wastewater generated from on-shore oil and gas development, which produces a whopping 900 billion gallons of water annually […]

Climate change is drastically raising demands on the world’s fresh water supplies, and as a result, governments, scientists, and others are actively searching for new ways to manage and preserve our water resources. One consideration includes repurposing wastewater generated from on-shore oil and gas development, which produces a whopping 900 billion gallons of water annually […]

Dr. Ananya Roy is Health Scientist and Tom Neltner, J.D. is Chemicals Policy Director This week, a team of researchers led by Dr. Bruce Lanphear published an important new study on the deadly impact of lead exposure for adults. The researchers examined data on more than 14,000 adults and found that an increase of 1 to 6.7 […]

Written by Judith A. Ross

Invertebrates — animals without a backbone or bony skeleton that comprise 95% of animal species — are the workhorses behind a healthy ecosystem. They range from pollinators like bees and butterflies to mussels that clean our water, to land snails and slugs that decompose forest litter...

EPA is working to roll back key guidelines that help communities suffering from dangerously poor air quality because of oil and gas pollution. We can stop it.

As Washington drags its feet on climate action, we need states stepping up more than ever. We need you to ensure Virginia stands on the right side. Regional.

Take Action: Urge members of the Louisiana Legislature to use surplus state dollars to replenish the coastal trust fund. Regional.

Take Action: Urge members of the Louisiana Legislature to use surplus state dollars to replenish the coastal trust fund. Regional.