Eva Tesfaye

5 days ago | wwno.org | Eva Tesfaye

A slim majority of the city’s residents support a stormwater fee to maintain the drainage system, according to a survey from New-Orleans based nonprofit, the Water Collaborative. It shows 57% of residents surveyed support the fee, and 71% are more likely to support it if it’s overseen by a community advisory committee. The poll surveyed 500 residents likely to vote in the upcoming mayoral election–100 from each district.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Elise Plunk |Eva Tesfaye

Ivan Vargas-Lopez and Sophia Lingo walk along wooden platforms in Wax Lake Delta to examine soil samples as part of their research into how Atchafalaya River sediment has added to its coastal delta. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator)ST. MARY PARISH —  Amid the rapid erosion of Louisiana’s coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf. A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has accidentally given birth to new wetlands.

1 week ago | wwno.org | Eva Tesfaye

ST. MARY PARISH, La. — Amid the rapid erosion of Louisiana's coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf. A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has accidentally given birth to new wetlands. While that small delta is dwarfed by what’s washing away all around it, researchers have gained knowledge from Wax Lake Delta that could help save the rest of Louisiana’s coast and contribute to a better understanding of wetland science across the globe.

1 week ago | thelensnola.org | Elise Plunk |Eva Tesfaye

ST. MARY PARISH, La. —  Amid the rapid erosion of Louisiana’s coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf. A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has accidentally given birth to new wetlands. While that small delta is dwarfed by what’s washing away all around it, researchers have gained knowledge from Wax Lake Delta that could help save the rest of Louisiana’s coast and contribute to a better understanding of wetland science across the globe.

2 weeks ago | wwno.org | Athina Morris |Eva Tesfaye |Brooke Thorington

CF Industries Holdings, Inc., the world’s largest ammonia producer, will invest $4.2 billion to build the world’s largest blue ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Tuesday. The new plant will be located at RiverPlex MegaPark in Donaldsonville, the same industrial park where automaker Hyundai is building a $5.8 billion steel mill. The facility is a joint venture between CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Japan’s JERA Co. and Mitsui & Co., a global investment firm.