Spotlight
Knowledge is Power: Introducing a New Guide to Coastal Restoration!
Restore the Mississippi River Delta is proud to present our “Community Guide to Coastal Restoration.” This is a quick reference guide to help you -whether you are new to coastal restoration or very familiar with it – better understand and navigate the web of entities, decision-makers, and funding sources involved in the restoration of our coast. It is available both online, and as a physical booklet.
Delta Dispatches: Nature's Role in Climate Adaptation with SCAPE's Kate Orff
This week on Delta Dispatches, we’re excited to welcome Kate Orff, Founding Principal of SCAPE. Jacques and Simone talk with her about the role nature can play in adapting to climate change, how she is reimaging landscape architecture through her studio, as well as on-the-ground restoration opportunities from Louisiana to New York.
News
A partisan fight in the U.S. Senate is holding up hurricane help for Louisiana. Here's the latest
The U.S. Senate failed Monday night to approve legislation that would both keep the federal government afloat and provide emergency disaster aid for Hurricane Ida in a partisan fight over the proposed Democratic budget.
The outcome leaves Louisiana without a slice of the $28.6 billion disaster relief, the federal government facing a shut down Friday and the very real possibility of government won’t be able to pay its debts for the first time in history within the next few weeks.