Coastal News Roundup: Relieving The Mississippi River, New Research On Health Impacts Of BP Spill

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Tegan Wendland

Published March 9, 2018 at 11:26 AM CST

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: The Mighty Mississippi was particularly mighty this week. The Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet CarretSpillway to ease some of the pressure as the river rises. Also this week, new research reveals that thousands of Coast Guard members were harmed by the chemicals used to clean up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

WWNO's Tegan Wendland talked with NOLA.com | The Times Picayune coastal reporter, Tristan Baurick.

More info on the Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Festival here.

Support for the Coastal Desk comes from the Walton Family Foundation, the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Foundation for Louisiana.

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Tegan Wendland

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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Coastal News Roundup: Relieving The Mississippi River, New Research On Health Impacts Of BP Spill

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