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Harahan couple’s purple martin nest found to be a nuisance | Environment | nola.com
A special magistrate judge ruled Monday that a retired Harahan couple’s migratory bird nests have caused a public nuisance for their neighbors following a...
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Efforts expand to bring back majestic trees in Louisiana | Environment | nola.com
Longleaf pine trees and their needles are vital to an entire ecosystem, and prescribed burns in Louisiana are part of an effort across the South to bring the...
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Study examines worsening Mississippi River salt intrusion | Environment | nola.com
New modeling points to a previously underestimated factor as the primary cause and raises questions over how drinking water can be protected in the future.
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New Orleans, New York stand out for flood risk in new study | Environment | nola.com
More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding, with New York and New Orleans...
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New Orleans flood agency inks more raises for police chief | Environment | nola.com
Police Chief Joshua Rondeno's new contract guarantees 6% annual raises and protects him from being fired without cause. No other employee has the same deal.
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Power plan for Meta's LA data center goes to regulators | Environment | nola.com
This new generation would come on top of three gas power plants that Entergy is already building for Meta's $27 billion data center.
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New Orleans levee agency keeps expanding police force | Environment | nola.com
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East approved a $91 million budget that allocates $13.6 million to police — nearly a quarter of operating...
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Louisiana's $1.5 billion coastal plan moves forward | Environment | nola.com
The cancelation of two expansive river diversion projects has been part of a major shift in coastal strategy by Gov. Jeff Landry's administration.
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Louisiana 2050: The state's perilous future as seas rise | Environment | nola.com
A special report from The Times-Picayune | The Advocate examines Louisiana's perilous future in a time of rising seas and intensifying storms.
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Is there a better way to operate the Bonnet Carre Spillway? | Environment | nola.com
More frequent spillway openings, including a record-setting deluge of water in 2019, have killed off oyster reefs, fueled harmful algae blooms and badly hurt...
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EPA lands emissions rules for chemical plants in Louisiana | Environment | nola.com
The new rules focus on modernizing emissions control technology used by industry. But the EPA left out Biden-era proposals for air monitors near the facility.
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Louisiana seeks end to $128M oil spill lawsuit | Environment | nola.com
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill urged the DOJ to drop a $128 million lawsuit against insurers over the nation’s longest-running oil spill.
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