As Hurricane Beryl barrels through the Caribbean, it stands as a stark reminder of the intensifying storms brought about by climate change. Beryl’s rapid intensification and early-season fury underscore the urgent need to address the environmental shifts contributing to such extreme weather events. Current Status of Hurricane Beryl Hurricane Beryl, now a powerful Category 4 […]
On Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation creating Louisiana's first statewide Chief Resilience Officer (CRO). This position will focus on coordinating across all state agencies to develop and advocate for resilience policy responses to environmental hazards.
Two New Orleans-based projects have been named national finalists for the U.S. Economic Development Administration's (EDA) $1 billion "Build Back Better Regional Challenge."
Although it is easy to see what governments and your local city could be doing to suppress global warming, it is also important to take responsibility for your own carbon footprint and the energy that you use daily. If you want to protect your local natural environment, and that of the whole world, here are […]
If nothing, the silver lining that may come from this is people start acknowledging that their public health and livelihoods are more important than economic gains. Our hearts make it rich, not the dollars that bolster our global economy. Of course we can have a reasonable balance at some point in the future but we […]
Around 955,000 Louisiana citizens are currently at risk of coastal flooding, with that number expected to rise by an additional 262,000 by 2050 due to climate change. In spite of these numbers, a recent report released by the Environmental Integrity Project shows that Louisiana is among the top 10 states in the U.S. making deep […]
Over the course of our history, as our brains have increased in size, we have become more complex beings, enabling us to harness the power to process complex information. Yet it is the precise patterns of information processing that engender human consciousness. If our collective consciousness is constantly evolving, how can we channel this phenomenon […]
According 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 that is aimed at restoring damage to Louisiana’s coast. The mining giant agreed to pay a total of $100 million dollars in cash and environmental […]
According to a newly released report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), catastrophic superstorms combined with rising sea levels could result in hundreds of millions of people from coastlines around the world to be displaced. The findings represent a “special report” on the Earth’s frozen zones, or cryosphere. A draft of […]
Up until last week, the Green New Deal has been a pretty nebulous concept; one that everyone could hold up as an ideal without really committing too much.
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