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The Boston Globe (Thu 12 Jan, 2012)
Bold plan proposed to save coastal Louisiana
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
NEW ORLEANS—A $50 billion, 50-year proposal aspires to stop coastal land loss in Louisiana, build new levee systems to protect cities and even begin to slowly reverse the trend of eroding marsh that has turned the entire southern portion of the state into one of the nation's most vulnerable regions to sea level rise.
The Statesman (Austin) (Thu 12 Jan, 2012)
Bold plan proposed to save coastal Louisiana
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
NEW ORLEANS — A $50 billion, 50-year proposal aspires to stop coastal land loss in Louisiana, build new levee systems to protect cities and even begin to slowly reverse the trend of eroding marsh that has turned the entire southern portion of the state into one of the nation's most vulnerable regions to sea level rise.
KSRO 1350AM (Santa Rosa) (Thu 12 Jan, 2012)
Bold plan proposed to save coastal Louisiana
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A $50 billion, 50-year proposal aspires to stop coastal land loss in Louisiana, build new levee systems to protect cities and even begin to slowly reverse the trend of eroding marsh that has turned the entire southern portion of the state into one of the nation's most vulnerable regions to sea level rise.
KTRE 9 News (Thu 12 Jan, 2012)
Bold plan proposed to save coastal Louisiana
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A $50 billion, 50-year proposal aspires to stop coastal land loss in Louisiana, build new levee systems to protect cities and even begin to slowly reverse the trend of eroding marsh that has turned the entire southern portion of the state into one of the nation's most vulnerable regions to sea level rise.
Anchorage Daily News (Thu 12 Jan, 2012)
Bold plan proposed to save coastal Louisiana
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
A $50 billion, 50-year proposal aspires to stop coastal land loss in Louisiana, build new levee systems to protect cities and even begin to slowly reverse the trend of eroding marsh that has turned the entire southern portion of the state into one of the nation's most vulnerable regions to sea level rise.
The Washington Post (Thu 12 Jan, 2012)
Facing land loss crisis, Louisiana proposes bold plan to save coast with $50B
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
NEW ORLEANS — A $50 billion, 50-year proposal aspires to stop coastal land loss in Louisiana, build new levee systems to protect cities and even begin to slowly reverse the trend of eroding marsh that has turned the entire southern portion of the state into one of the nation's most vulnerable regions to sea level rise.
The Annapolis Capital (Wed 11 Jan, 2012)
Seeking answers to questions about bay crabs, clams, fish
Staff quoted: Ed Houde, David Secor
For all the scientific scrutiny of the Chesapeake Bay, there still are many unanswered questions.
The Sun Herald (Sat 7 Jan, 2012)
Tunnel vision: Cameras snap critters crossing under roads
Staff quoted: Ed Gates
You probably know this old riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road?
But have you heard this one: How did the raccoon (and deer and blue heron) cross the road?
Chesapeake Bay Journal (Fri 6 Jan, 2012)
Sea level along Chesapeake rising faster than efforts to mitigate it - Coastal neighborhoods and cities are experiencing record flooding and destruction
Staff quoted: Bill Boicourt
Imagine living in a neighborhood where people check the tide gauges to figure out where they should park their cars. A place where front yards sprout wetland plants and smell like marsh grass, where city leaders debate spending millions of dollars to raise yet another street, and where prospective homeowners consult computerized flood maps to determine if it's safe to buy a house.
Chesapeake Bay Journal (Fri 6 Jan, 2012)
Plan to make Baltimore Harbor swimmable, fishable by 2020 unveiled
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
Business leaders, neighborhood activists and schoolchildren recently joined Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in unveiling a plan to clean up Baltimore's Inner Harbor.