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Plan to protect Baton Rouge drinking water from saltwater moving forward under new leadership
Oct 19, 2020A strategic plan to decide how to protect the Baton Rouge area's drinking water from potential saltwater intrusion appears to be moving forward, now t...
Editorial: Charleston’s issues with flooding are getting more real
Sep 26, 2020Charleston experienced three events last week that made it quite clear that our challenge of living with water is getting more real. Two were obvious:...
Louisiana to use smart port with Port of New Orleans, Water Institute of the Gulf
Jul 13, 2020Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a Louisiana smart port initiative that will streamline operations and improve safety through real-time data sha...
Institute to continue strategic support for long-term groundwater sustainability planning in Baton Rouge area
Jul 7, 2020BATON ROUGE, La. (July 7, 2020) – At their June 18 meeting, the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission (CAGWCC) unanimously voted to move f...
Louisiana Coastal Neotectonics and Subsidence Expert Panel: Workshop recordings now available online
Jun 8, 2020NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 8, 2020) – The Water Institute of the Gulf assembled an expert panel composed of recognized experts in the fields of neotectoni...
Editorial: A fresh chance for Charleston to tackle flooding, sea level rise, housing costs
May 16, 2020Repeated flooding that costs homeowners big bucks and erodes their quality of life. Rising seas that threaten to make flooding even more frequent. Hom...
Fortress Charleston: Will Walling Off the City Hold Back the Waters?
May 5, 2020For millions of visitors each year, Charleston, South Carolina is a reminder of a bygone era, showcasing antebellum mansions, arty row houses, histori...
Steve Bailey: Build the sea wall and save Charleston’s peninsula. But make it beautiful
May 2, 2020To cut to the chase of the Army Corps of Engineers’ report that envisions Charleston as once again a walled city, turn to the side-by-side maps on pag...
Improving the Utility of the Southeast Blueprint in the Gulf of Mexico
Apr 23, 2020In support of the SECAS goal of improving the health, function, and connectivity of southeastern ecosystems by 10 percent in the next 40 years, the U....
Develop a sound groundwater plan, for the long-range future
Mar 3, 2020The devil is in the details, and there is scientific disagreement about solutions, but we hope that people can agree as we do with Marylee Orr, execut...
Volume: An update from The Water Institute of the Gulf
Feb 27, 2020Check out the newest Water Institute of the Gulf newsletter featuring Louisiana's Coastal Innovation and Collaboration Hub, Dutch Dialogues Charleston...
Neotectonics and Subsidence Expert Panel to meet in New Orleans: Workshop 2
Feb 26, 2020NEW ORLEANS, La. (Feb. 26, 2020) – The Water Institute of the Gulf has assembled an expert panel composed of recognized experts in the fields of neote...