February 18, 2016
These towns are about to disappear: Isle de Jean Charles and Kivalina both have to move somewhere else
Two U.S. coastal communities — Isle de Jean Charles, here in Louisiana, and Kivalina, 4,000 miles away in Alaska — are both preparing to move their entire populations to new locations. Kivalina has lost nearly all its land to floods and erosion, as the Arctic climate has changed. Meanwhile, on the…
January 12, 2016
How the Paris climate agreement could affect Louisiana
When scientists discuss places in the world that are impacted by climate change, they often mention Louisiana. When U.S. military experts talk about cities that could be damaged or even destroyed by sea level rise, New Orleans is invariably at the top of their list. So if there’s any community…
January 12, 2016
Threat of losing a 50-year-old conservation fund creates a rare bipartisan moment in Congress
If you’ve ever visited the site of the Battle of New Orleans, cast your fishing line in the Pearl River, strolled under an oak tree at Audubon Park, or hit a tennis ball at City Park, you’ve benefited from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (“LWCF”). The LWCF is a…
December 18, 2015
How land loss can force Louisiana’s landowners to give up their property, mineral rights
Over the past 80 years, Louisiana has lost nearly 1,700 square miles of land, causing a former prairie-like coastline to become more like a real-life Atlantis. With another 1,750 square miles at risk of being lost over the next 50 years, researchers have warned us that…
