Por: The Advocate Opinion January 03, 2023
After the Great Flood of 1927, and the subsequent construction of levee systems for protection of Louisiana from high water, it was recognized that restrictions on water flow affect the dispersal of sediments coming downstream in the Mississippi River.Now, almost a century on, that levee-blocked process is going to be refocused on preserving Louisiana’s endangered coastal wetlands.It’s time, and we hope that the much-discussed will be built... + full article
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation December 20, 2022
Far from city hall, a new boardwalk juts out from a berm toward a cypress dome, home to thousands of native birds in the springtime, spanning over acres of shallow, filtered water at Orlando Wetlands Park. The wetland near Fort Christmas in east Orange County is owned by... + 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
Newsweek USA Nation November 21, 2022
Large sections of Kansas that are usually green and lush are bone-dry due to drought, which is expected to have an impact on many species of birds that migrate through the area.Cheyenne Bottoms in Kansas is the largest interior wetlands in the U.S. and is located around 110... + más
Newsweek USA Tech November 15, 2022
The Mississippi River's water levels are the lowest they have been in a decade.The river is the second largest in the U.S. and provides drinking water to around 20 million people but as water levels continue to decline, this integral water source could be at... + más
Is the Mississippi river drying up from drought? | Newsweek
Barges idling along Mississippi River sign of supply chain woes to come should drought worsen: Experts | ABC News
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
Los Angeles Times USA Politics October 04, 2022
The Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday by hearing a property rights appeal that calls for limiting the government's power to protect millions of acres of wetlands from development. At issue is whether the Clean Water Act forbids polluting wetlands and marshes that... + más
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson makes Supreme Court debut | New York Daily News
Slate USA Politics October 04, 2022
On Monday morning, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in her first oral argument after joining the Supreme Court on June 30. There is no “easy first case” at the high court, but hers was particularly technical: Monday’s case, Sackett v. EPA, seeks to hobble federal... + más
Ketanji Brown Jackson appears with John Roberts after Supreme Court investiture | ABC News
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
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