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Causes
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Pulling Louisiana’s investments could ‘bite us in the butt,’ adviser tells treasurer

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder pulled nearly $800 in state investments from the BlackRock asset management firm earlier this month.
Resilience
No state is losing land like Louisiana—but no other state has a bolder plan
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No state is losing land like Louisiana—but no other state has a bolder plan

Some say Louisiana's southern wetlands have already been doomed by the taming of the Mississippi, oil industry canals—and now rising seas. Can a state restoration plan turn the tide?
Politics
oyster shell reefs & breakwaters

WATCH: Protecting Louisiana’s coastline with oyster shells in “What Remains”

Paavo Hanninen’s documentary looks at a surprisingly simple intervention with the potential to slow runaway land loss along the state’s fragile coast.
Newsletter
BP oil spill: $103M to Gulf state projects

BP oil spill fund: $103M to projects in 3 Gulf states

Alabama, Florida and Mississippi are receiving more than $103 million in BP oil spill settlement money for new and continued coastal projects.

Good News
Dredging starts for $32M southwest Louisiana marsh creation

Dredging starts for $32M southwest Louisiana marsh creation

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority said the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock is expected to complete the 308 acres (125 hectares) of marsh in January in Cameron Parish northwest of Holly Beach.

Resilience
mississippi river diversion could overcome subsidence

Could Mississippi River diversion overcome sinking land? Two new studies say yes

$2 billion Mid-Barataria project expected to result in net elevation gain in first century.

Newsletter
Louisiana fights to save fading southwestern coast

Against tough odds, Louisiana fights to save fading southwestern coast

The restoration of the Oyster Bayou marsh is part of a series of projects by the state in its fight to keep this vulnerable part of Louisiana from vanishing.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Environmental groups brace for a new era of fear and federal targeting

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Pope Francis made climate change a moral crisis. Following his death, the world needs a new voice

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Clean energy tech is outpacing politics and reshaping the global power landscape

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Trump administration’s shutdown of USAID devastates global conservation efforts