coastal desk

WWNO’s Coastal Desk is taking a look back at the local and environmental news we produced this year.

“The main takeaway is that a business-as-usual approach is neither sustainable nor advisable,” said U.S. Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm during a press call on Tuesday.

Property owners in Dulac, La. have returned sacred land to the United Houma Nation.

The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon.

Louisiana’s coastal restoration fund could get a boost from offshore wind revenues.

As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense.

Federal appeals court considers lawsuit aimed at pausing new chemical plants in St. James Parish.

A coalition of environmental groups is pushing 18 projects to protect Gulf Coast communities from land loss and storm damage.

The team found that warmer water can slow mahi, a fish known for its speed. And that suggests a bigger threat may be looming: warming oceans heated by climate change.

Gov. Jeff Landry placed all of Louisiana under a state of emergency on Monday as Tropical Storm Francine churns in the Gulf of Mexico.