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Louisiana bears the burden of Mississippi River runoff. Why doesn’t it push for solutions?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827...
Look who's back: GPS-tracked deer crosses Mississippi River into South Delta, again
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe's at it again. Buck No. 140 has crossed the Mississippi River on a journey from his summer range...
Louisiana’s Coastline Is Crumbling. These Tribes Know How to Save it
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative....
Why Has Coastal Louisiana Lost 1,900 Square Miles of Land Since the 1930s?
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA new study looks at human contributions to Mississippi River Delta land loss and hints at possible...
A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNearly $3 billion in settlement money from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that devastated the...
Urgent coastal restoration needed to protect Louisiana’s future, report finds
WGNO via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn a recent policy brief, the Blanco Public Policy Center at the University of Louisiana at...
Major project to help save Louisiana's eroding coast wins key approval as debate continues
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA $2.3 billion diversion of the Mississippi River designed to help preserve much of southeast...
Is this ‘age of the delta’ coming to an end?
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe wet landmasses, though inherently impermanent, have been essential to both people and wildlife for thousands of years. But recent shifts have brought...
Editorial: Should L.A. care about salt in New Orleans' tap water? Yes. Here's why
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPeople fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta's Elk Slough near Courtland, Calif. (Rich...
GPS-collared deer that crossed the Mississippi River 4 times leaves clue to his location
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe's been tracked for two years. Buck No. 140 was a part of a deer study in the South Delta and was...