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Shreveport State Lawmaker Wants New Way To Kill Aquatic Weeds

By Kate Archer Kent

Louisiana Rep. Patrick Williams (D-Shreveport) is trying to draw attention to the invasive aquatic weed giant salvinia that continues to clog many waterways in the state. He invited the inventor of the "WaterMower" to address the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment during a May 8 hearing.

6:25 pm

Thu May 2, 2013

Deet-Free Ways To Ward Off Bugs

Dr. Bronner's Castille soap.

By Christal White

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Christal White Delivers the Green Minute.

The thunderstorms are rolling through, the humidity’s rising, and we all know what’s next… bugs. Ones that bite, ones that sting, ones that just gross you out. Nonetheless, they all have one thing in common: they will do whatever they can to get up in your home and all over you and your precious skin. But, as The Green Project reminded us this week, the simple solution isn't always the best solution.

1:44 pm

Mon April 29, 2013

Interviews: DEQ's Michael Vince, Ornithologist David Sibley, Former Newsman Henry Brancher

By editor

Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 12:36 pm

From the state Department of Environmental Quality, Michael Vince who talks about ozone levels and air quality in the Capital area.

A chat with Henry Bradsher, former Associated Press Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, who has retired in Baton Rouge.

Ornithologist David Sibley, who'll be addressing the Baton Rouge Audubon Society.

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2:53 pm

Fri April 26, 2013

Mississippi River's Many 'Parents' Look To Unify

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Mississippi River floodwaters in Vicksburg, Miss., in 2011.

Credit Bill Greenblatt / UPI/Landov

Sandbars are exposed while barges are forced to park along the shores of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis last year.

By David Schaper

Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 7:16 pm

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Life on the Mississippi River is a roller coaster of highs and lows: record high floodwaters one year, a drought and near-record low water levels the next. And those are just two of the many problems faced by river stakeholders like barge operators, farmers and conservation groups.

Those stakeholders met recently in Chicago to discuss the Mississippi's most pressing needs, any common ground, and how to speak with a unified voice in advocating for the nation's largest river system.

So far, that hasn't been easy.

Critical, Crumbling Lifeline

10:59 am

Fri April 26, 2013

Stop Water Waste With Tips That Save

Conserving water helps the two P's: Your planet and your pocket!

By Laine Kaplan-Levenson

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Christal White delivers this week's Green Minute on ways to prevent water waste.

I didn't expect that producing the Green Minute would be so environmentally enlightening, and not just through big facts, but simple things one can do to help the energy and conservation efforts… even for those of us who, up until this point haven't been all that conscious of these things on our own (not naming any names).

12:00 pm

Sat April 20, 2013

BP Oil Remains On Louisiana Coast 3 Years After Spill

By Eileen Fleming

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Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and fisherman George Barisich.

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the BP oil spill. Some of the oil that spilled off the Louisiana coast remains in plain view.

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