Amy Wold
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Countries with water shortage problems can learn from Israel’s conservation policies, speaker says
In 1952, the newly formed country of Israel faced a number of critical issues: The country had no money and was accepting new immigrants at a rate that was doubling → Read More
'It’s not going to look like they want': Landscape plans for Baton Rouge lakes will be expensive, maybe impossible, wetland expert says
Baton Rouge, /News/: A wetland specialist is concerned the plans for sloping banks on the proposed revamped Baton Rouge lakes won’t stand the test of time once plants mature and native flora take hold. “If they build a nice sloping shoreline, it’s not going to look like they → Read More
Candidates for governor, treasurer oppose move to divert coastal restoration funds to cover La. 1 construction costs
Baton Rouge, /News/: Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to use excess Deepwater Horizon settlement money to construct an elevated section of La. 1 in southern Lafourche Parish is opposed by all four candidates seeking to take over his job. Candidates in the race for state treasurer → Read More
Projects to increase flow of Mississippi River water into Bayou Lafourche gaining steam
THIBODAUX – The reintroduction of fresh water from the Mississippi River into Bayou Lafourche is now on a fast track with three large components of the work → Read More
LSU researcher, other scientists discover ‘Hog-nosed shrew rat’ on Indonesian island
Researchers camped out on the Indonesian island knew immediately that the creature that wandered into their traps was something new. With its upturned, pig-like nose, large ears and → Read More
State coastal board proposes sending money left over from coastal projects to La. 1 elevation work
Louisiana coastal advocates were left scratching their heads after a proposal was made at a recent state coastal authority meeting to divert any extra money from a list → Read More
After successful fight against barge-cleaning facility environmentalists and others turn their attention to north Baton Rouge
The public outcry over a proposed barge-cleaning facility in south Baton Rouge has now rippled northward, with renewed efforts to fight the pollution befouling communities in north → Read More
EPA adopts new air monitoring rule for oil refineries to monitor levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene
For the first time, federal environmental regulators will require refineries to install air monitors around their facilities to detect low levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene, a move → Read More
Total eclipse of supermoon to make for great celestial show Sunday
A convergence of events will combine Sunday night to produce something seen only five times over the past century — the total eclipse of a “supermoon.” → Read More
Loud noise at ExxonMobil plant might have frightened its Baker neighbors, but not a health concern, official says
The Thursday morning release of pressure via a relief valve at the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Plastics Plant near Baker created a loud noise that could have startled → Read More
Record amount of sediment dredged from Mississippi River, helping restore marshland
Baton Rouge, /News/: More than 20 million cubic yards of sediment, enough to build 2,000 acres of land, was taken from the bottom of the Mississippi River and pumped into wetland areas along the lower channel — a record amount of dredged material moved to marshes in a single → Read More
Judge: Congress was clear — the cost of restoring wetlands damaged by MRGO must be borne entirely by the Corps of Engineers
Calling the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ arguments “myopic,” a federal district court ruled Thursday that restoring thousands of acres of wetlands damaged by the → Read More
Other property zoning along the Mississippi River could get Metro Council scrutiny
The Metro Council’s decision to rezone property in south Baton Rouge because the proposed barge company wasn’t deemed compatible with surrounding property has some council → Read More
Now a major hurricane, Danny packing winds of 115 mph, but weakening trend expected soon
. Update, 1 p.m. Friday: Hurricane Danny has intensified further and is a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 miles per hour, according to the National → Read More
Hurricane Danny continues to strengthen, head toward Caribbean but still too early to know its eventual path
The tropical storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean continued to get stronger throughout Thursday, strengthening enough to become Hurricane Danny, the first hurricane of the 2015 season. → Read More
Danny officially a hurricane but will encounter harsher conditions as it moves west
Update, 9:55 a.m. Thursday: Danny is now officially the first hurricane of the 2015 season. Still, there's a lot of time before Louisiana residents will know if → Read More
Tropical Storm Danny still likely to become hurricane but will encounter harsher conditions as it moves west
Update, 6:30 a.m. Thursday: Tropical Storm Danny is forecast to strengthen and could become a hurricane by early Saturday morning. Still, there's a lot of time before Louisiana → Read More
Over 200 show up Tuesday at DEQ hearing to oppose barge-cleaning permit in south Baton Rouge
More than 200 people showed up Tuesday night at the state Department of Environmental Quality for a public hearing, most to express their opposition to an air → Read More
South Baton Rouge shows political clout in battle against barge cleaning facility as neighbors to north also struggle with concerns about pollution
A proposed barge-cleaning facility along the Mississippi River near a neighborhood south of LSU has set off a firestorm of protest from an array of heavy-hitters. → Read More
Five Louisiana projects under consideration for funding under Restore Act
Louisiana residents can comment on a proposed $51.9 million in projects that could get funding through the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council role in the → Read More