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A new study suggests that engineered defenses used to protect some of Louisiana's most vulnerable cities may not be enough.

Leaving the tight-knit community his family had called home for five generations along the Louisiana coast was one of the hardest things Chris Brunet has had to do. But three years ago, he felt he had ...

SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting last Thursday evening, the city of Santa Cruz Planning Commission approved updates to the city’s policies on residential building demolitions and tenant relocation. “This ...

A Tulane University-led study warns New Orleans has passed a 'point of no return' on sea-level rise and must start planning ...

A new study in Nature Sustainability warns that New Orleans and surrounding Louisiana communities should begin planning for gradual relocation due to accelerating sea-level rise, land subsidence, and ...

A new study finds the Gulf once reached what is now the northshore, and warns it could return there in the coming centuries.

A new climate study has warned that New Orleans may face an unliveable future because of rising sea levels, coastal erosion ...