AltWeeklies Wire
Sand Dollarsnew
The berms Gov. Bobby Jindal built in the aftermath of the BP oil disaster are still controversial. What kind of long-term coastal protection will $360 million buy Louisiana?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
12-22-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Bobby Jindal
Disaster in the Gulfnew
Taking a look at the ecological nightmare spawned by the oil leak, and what it could mean for the Louisiana seafood industry.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
05-05-2010 |
Environment
A Gulf of Changenew
There remain privateers that feed off Louisiana's shoreline, only now they're charged with missions paid for and assigned by state government. The immediate aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita sent a flood of fly-by-night contractors and engineers into Louisiana, with many folding as soon as they set up.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
04-02-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Where the Buffalo Roamednew
Exploring Louisiana's "other land loss" -- that of farm and grasslands to urbanization -- sheds light on a disturbing worldwide trend.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
07-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Coastal Do-Overnew
After years of floating fractured blueprints to redeem the coast, the state has returned with another comprehensive plan -- meanwhile, the Army Corps of Engineers is working on its own plan.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Pushing the Basin's Boundariesnew
Millions of federal dollars have been targeted to help the Atchafalaya Basin wind a better path toward economic development and ecotourism.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-07-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
