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Shreveport Times on MSN1d
From plants to animals, these invasive species are in Louisiana. What problems do they pose?
Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the ...
New Orleans CityBusiness2d
Scientific dispute over using sewage to restore Louisiana’s wetlands turns political
Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of ...
Want to know if wetlands, so important to the environment, are healthy? Look to the birds.
Over the last 20 years, wetlands have been losing their most ardent advocates, especially in states like Minnesota, South ...
A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight
The Trump administration is proposing to take a big step back from how many wetlands it protects. Conservationists warn about the effects.
New Orleans CityBusiness1d
For sport or food, love of birds is saving grace for America’s wetlands
The love of birds, for sport and food, has been the saving grace of the swamps, marshes and shallow lakes along the ...
The Lens2d
‘A living laboratory’: An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The ...
Northern Public Radio23h
Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks could erode it.
Fourth-generation Middle Tennessee cattle farmer Cole Liggett lined up with scientists and environmental advocates in March ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel2d
Vital to wildlife, water quality and flood defense, wetlands are losing ground. Literally.
The swamps of the Gulf South are home to water-loving trees ... found. But Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas do not have more protective wetland laws on the books. Louisiana extends ...