Part of the building would be built atop a sliver of what is now canal water
Condo to add to flooding?
Don’t get complacent as hurricanes can still do damage
Risk for hurricanes may be down, but officials don’t want people to ‘become too comfortable.’
Cancer Alley air could get cleaner
Settlement could also upgrade flaring rules for many of nation’s plastic manufacturers
Local forecaster makes good at NWS
Ken Graham most recently led the National Hurricane Center
Despite challenge pile driving permitted to grain elevator
Ruling comes after critics said terminal could add to area’s pollution; disturb grave site
Early diversions help build New Orleans
How river diversions powered and fed early New Orleans, sometimes amid controversy
Hurricane season and work still needs to be done
‘Tore us up’: Nine months after Ida, hard-hit communities still struggle with housing, levee gaps
Are the current hurricane categories out of date?
Hurricane category isn’t the full picture. Scientists suggest it’s time for a new scale.
The river always wins
‘Power of the river’: New Mississippi River channel prompts Corps to take action
Connecticut sized dead zone
Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ again expected to be larger than Connecticut