Established in 2017, The Water Collaborative is an organization that seeks to build a diverse network for all impacted by flood risk by focusing on equitable practices to live and thrive with water.
Category: Coastal Restoration
Gulf Coast Gathering Brings Together Advocates, Fights “False Climate Promises”
June 19, 2022Over a thousand people joined together from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Puerto Rico on Saturday, June 4 for the Gulf Gathering for Climate Justice and Joy in Baton […]
Nungesser Advocates for 5-Year Climate Change Plan
September 27, 2021Just before co-hosting a jam-packed town hall meeting at Houma’s Bayou Cane Fire Department with frustrated survivors of Hurricane Ida, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser said Friday morning that Louisiana must […]
Podcast by Environmentalist Sandy Rosenthal Gives New Voice to Important Issues
July 13, 2021Sandy Rosenthal, the woman who pushed the Army Corp of Engineers to admit that faulty engineering was the cause of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, has started a new podcast – […]
Could Locally Recycled Glass Be Used To Rebuild Lincoln Beach?
July 6, 2021While sharing a bottle of wine a few years back, Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz commiserated about how much glass was ending up in New Orleans’ landfills. They also cared […]
New Sales Tax Proposed by Republican Legislator Aimed To Address Federal Levee Failures Is Fraught With Legal Issues, Morrell & Others Say
April 21, 2021Former state Senator J.P. Morrell said today that Senate Bill 226, if approved as written, could likely end up in court because it would force Orleans and four other parishes […]
Louisiana Advanced Record-Breaking Number of Coastal Restoration Projects in 2020 Despite Challenges
December 15, 2020In spite of this year’s many challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and seven storms impacting the state, coastal restoration remained a priority for Louisiana in 2020. According to the Louisiana […]
Governor John Bel Edwards Signed Two Executive Orders to Combat Climate Change in Louisiana
August 19, 2020Laying the groundwork for a sustained effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight coastal erosion in Louisiana, on Wednesday, August 19 Governor John Bel Edwards signed two executive orders […]
Oil and Gas Firm Becomes First to Reach Coastal Restoration Settlement; Critics Respond
September 26, 2019According to a report from Nola.com, Carmouche & Marcello, a Baton Rouge-based law firm representing Louisiana’s coastal parishes, reached a landmark settlement with the oil and gas firm Freeport McMoRan […]
Dispatches from a Sinking State: How Louisiana Communities Can Adapt to Climate Change
June 1, 2019The report explains that some parts of Louisiana are home to communities that will have no choice but to relocate.
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