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Coastal News Roundup: Flood Control, Oysters, Marsh Die-Off

Ted Jackson
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NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Linda Hooper-Bui, of LSU's Department of Environmental Sciences, searches roseau cane for signs of the invasive scale insect. Large areas of roseau are being replaced by weaker plants that don't resist erosion.

For this week's coastal news roundup WWNO’s Tegan Wendland talked with Nola.com/The Times-Picayune coastal reporter Tristan Baurick about new flood control management, illegal oystering, and a marsh grass die-off in the Mississippi Delta. 

Tegan has reported on the coast for WWNO since 2015. In this role she has covered a wide range of issues and subjects related to coastal land loss, coastal restoration, and the culture and economy of Louisiana’s coastal zone, with a focus on solutions and the human dimensions of climate change. Her reporting has been aired nationally on Planet Money, Reveal, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, BBC, CBC and other outlets. She’s a recipient of the Pulitzer Connected Coastlines grant, CUNY Resilience Fellowship, Metcalf Fellowship, and countless national and regional awards.

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