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Eva Tesfaye
Coastal Desk ReporterEva Tesfaye covers the environment for WWNO's Coastal Desk. You can reach her at eva@wrkf.org.
Before joining WWNO, she reported for Harvest Public Media and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. She was based at KCUR 89.3 in Kansas City, Missouri where she covered agriculture, food and the environment across the Mississippi River Basin.
Eva was also a producer for NPR's daily science podcast Short Wave. A graduate of Columbia University, she started her journalism career as an NPR Kroc Fellow.
She grew up moving around Africa and has lived in Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa and Kenya.
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One of the few bamboos native to North America, river cane’s habitat has declined by 98% across the continent during the last century.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be 5% larger than average this summer.
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The wide-ranging session included the passage of numerous bills with significant environmental implications
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The ocean is rising across the South faster than almost anywhere else in the world.
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PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” can cause cancer and problems during pregnancy.
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As climate change makes storms worse, Louisiana's cemeteries are dealing with catastrophic flooding. Now other states face similar problems.
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New Orleans ranked 39 out of 75 cities on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s recent scorecard, passing dozens of other cities.
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Last year’s devastating drought in Louisiana killed off large crops of crawfish, leading to a tough season for farmers, fishers — and seafood lovers.
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After one month of study and public meetings, Gov. Jeff Landry's task force recommended a temporary board of state officials and their appointees replace the city's current leadership.
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Three new research vessels are being constructed in Houma, Louisiana. One will sail across the Gulf of Mexico and fill gaps in our understanding of the Gulf Coast.