Por: The Advocate Opinion November 01, 2022
In response to , I believe that the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is a critical tool for our coast. I am a licensed geologist with 37 years of coastal experience.Some suggest that the MBSD plan is not well tested; that existing diversions have delivered mixed results for wetland conservation; that sediment diversions can destroy more than they save; and that toxic river water will hinder restoration.Not all diversions are designed to work the... + full article
The Advocate USA Opinion November 08, 2022
Our natural resources in Louisiana are abundant but not limitless.The Mississippi River, a formidable sediment delivery machine second to none, has over eons doggedly crafted most of the land within her basin and down to the Gulf of Mexico. , all the land and wetlands on the... + más
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Letters: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is a critical tool for the job | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business October 27, 2022
Keeping two New Orleans lakes separated. Filling in the Golden Triangle. And the biggest marsh restoration project ever attempted by the state.Those are among the projects under construction and on track to build nearly 11 square miles of new land by early 2023, state officials... + más
On Day One, Ketanji Brown Jackson Excelled at the Skill Stephen Breyer Never Quite Mastered | Slate
Supreme Court hears lively debate on protecting wetlands, led in part by Justice Jackson | Los Angeles Times
The Advocate USA Opinion October 23, 2022
There are better ways to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands.It’s not too late to stop a long-imagined but misguided $2 billion project to divert up to 75,000 cubic feet per second of the Mississippi River into the Barataria Basin to replenish disappearing marsh.The public comment... + más
'Monumental moment': Louisiana takes big step toward unprecedented land-building project | The Advocate
Rebuilding Louisiana's disappearing coast: $2 billion+ project could soon be approved | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business October 08, 2022
Leaders of Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry say legal action may be the last and best tool they have to fight a $2 billion that will dramatically alter a large section of the coast.“It’s going to be litigation,” said Mitch Jurisic, an Empire oysterman and chairman... + más
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The Advocate USA Business September 22, 2022
The federal and state trustees holding the purse strings for an unprecedented diversion project to help rebuild Louisiana's disappearing coast released a report Wednesday signaling they are likely to approve the plan that will cost as much as $2.26 billion.The project would... + más
The Advocate USA Business September 21, 2022
Trustees outline need for $2.3 billion for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion | The Advocate
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The Advocate USA Business September 20, 2022
Louisiana’s proposed $2 billion project to divert water and sediment from the Mississippi River into Barataria Basin as part of an unprecedented plan to fight coastal land loss moved a major step forward on Monday with the release by the of a final environmental impact... + más
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