Louisiana Considered: Governor’s Climate Task Force Releases Draft Of Emissions Reduction Plan, Blue Bikes Return To NOLA Streets, Remembering Howell Binkley

By Karl Lengel,

Aubry Procell

Published August 26, 2021 at 12:59 PM CDT

Every year more than 25 square miles of wetlands disappear from Louisiana's coast.

WWNO/WRKF Lead Coastal Reporter Tegan Wendland tells us about the Louisiana Climate Task Force’s draft plan, which is the latest step in establishing a firm emissions reduction goal for the state.
Blue Krewe CEO Geoff Coats tells us about the nonprofit, community-based organizations upcoming relaunch of New Orleans’ bikeshare program. A fleet of 504 Blue Bikes hit the streets this week.
We remember Tony Award-winning stage lighting designer Howell Binkley, who passed away last August, with his Inside the Arts interview from October 2019.

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Karl Lengel

Karl Lengel has worked in the lively arts as an actor, announcer, manager, director, administrator and teacher. In broadcast, he has accumulated over two decades of on-air experience and is currently WWNO’s anchor for NPR’s “All Things Considered” and a host for “Louisiana Considered”. He holds a BS in Professional Management from Nova Southeastern University and an MFA in Film and Theatre from the University of New Orleans.

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Aubry Procell

Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.

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