By Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on September 17, 2014 at 11:24 AM, updated September 17, 2014 at 11:29 AM Capt. Dudley Vandenborre is the E.F. Hutton of South Louisiana. When he talks, anglers listen. A standing-room-only crowd gave their full attention Tuesday night to the Jedi Knight of Lake Pontchartrain speckled trout fishing during a seminar hosted [...]
Rapid erosion of Louisiana coast only expected to accelerate
Bob Marshall, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs| bmarshall@thelensnola.org, al.shaw@propublica.org, brian.jacobs@propublica.org This story is condensed from a broad multimedia presentation produced by the nonprofit newsrooms of The Lens and ProPublica. The full version is available athttp://projects.propublica.org/louisiana/ Online, you can track land loss from satellite and aerial images dating back, in some cases, to the 1930s and see the vast network [...]
Mississippi Power going coal-free at Plant Watson
Posted: Aug 04, 2014 10:57 AM CDT Updated: Aug 04, 2014 12:19 PM CDT By WLOX Staff WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - By next spring, Mississippi Power will stop using coal at Plant Watson in Gulfport. The move is part of a settlement with the Sierra Club. In exchange, the environmental group has agreed [...]
What the Mississippi Power/Sierra Club settlement means for customers
Posted: Aug 04, 2014 8:18 PM CDT Updated: Aug 05, 2014 9:28 AM CDT By Caray Grace WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - You could say, Mississippi Power and the Sierra Club have called a truce. The power company and the environmental group announced a settlement Monday, in their six year battle over the Kemper [...]
Why 28 years have passed since the EPAโs last chemical risk review
Tens of thousands of chemicals have not been reviewed by the EPA, and people are starting to ask questions June 27, 2014 6:36PM ET by Peter Moskowitz @ptrmsk This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hit a major milestone that some people, including leaders at the agency itself, think shouldnโt be celebrated. On Wednesday, the agency released a final [...]
Canadaโs high court sides with First Nations in land rights case
June 26, 2014 12:30PM ET by Benjamin Shingler @benshingler Canada's top court has sided with a British Columbia indigenous tribe in a case that could have wide-reaching implications for land disputes over traditional aboriginal territories. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday in favor of the Tsilhqotโin Nation, a tribe of 3,000 in the remote interior of the Canadian province, [...]