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Almost $15 billion went towards flood protection in New Orleans in the aftermath of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. But the city once again battled flooding this week - with no hurricane in sight. Several feet of water covered...

The Louisiana Coastal Marsh loses a football-field-size of land - every hour. Architect Robert Obier, who was raised in Louisiana, designed an eco-lodge to bring people to help with restoration efforts as local groups - and...

Abita Brewing Company has been a tastemaker since 1986, both in terms of craft beer - you've probably sipped their Purple Haze - and in sustainability...

Madison just became the first city in Wisconsin and the largest city in the Midwest to commit to 100 percent clean energy in just the latest example of how President Donald Trump can't stop the renewables revolution...

The settlement, first announced in July, will cover environmental damage and other claims by the five Gulf states and local governments, paid out over 16 years

The Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians have lived on the Isle of Jean Charles for almost 200 years. 100 miles south of New Orleans, the small island has been steadily disappearing over the past half century. After decades...

The Pond House has been a long project in the making. When Holly, who is also a principal of Holly & Smith Architects, and his wife Denise purchased the 15.5-acre plot of land, the couple saw the property as a blank canvas....

David Rainey accused of obstructing congressional investigation as prosecutors say he misled officials about quantity of oil entering Gulf of Mexico

On August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating a sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...

On August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating a sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...

What if you stripped away all of the rivers, streams, mountains and other topographical elements of a map and just left the roads? What would you see? Boston-based design firm Fathom found the answer when it set out to create...

What if you stripped away all of the rivers, streams, mountains and other topographical elements of a map and just left the roads? What would you see? Boston-based design firm Fathom found the answer when it set out to create...

The America's Wetland Foundation is calling for a plan that will make restoration of the coast attractive to business, particularly along the Gulf Coast...

Senate will vote on similar bill next weekControversial pipeline has taken centre-stage in Louisiana Senate raceThe Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline with...

Much has been written lately of the devastating coastal land loss that is dragging southern Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. Erosion of the wetlands—in large part a result of activities by oil and gas companies—is...