Nation May 27 Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight worsening coastal erosion By Associated Press
Science Aug 10 A billion-dollar coastal restoration project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise? If the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project works as intended, solids in the river water will settle out in the basin and gradually restore land that has been steadily eroding for decades. By Kevin McGill, Associated Press
Nation Jul 12 Watch 4:15 How recycled oyster shells are helping save Louisiana's dwindling coastline In the last century, more than 2,000 square miles of Louisiana’s coastline have been lost to the sea. Tribal lands in the state’s southeast are among the most impacted. As NewsHour New Orleans Communities correspondent Roby Chavez reports, one volunteer-led… By Roby Chavez, Layla Quran, David Bentley