Laura Maggi
@lauramaggi.bsky.social
Natural resources editor at POLITICO’s E&E News. www.eenews.net | lmaggi@eenews.net
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Louisiana launched a $3B wetland restoration project after Hurricane Katrina with support from both parties, in part to "shield the New Orleans area from future storms."
But now Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, has canceled it,
@mirandawrites.bsky.social writes.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
But now Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, has canceled it,
@mirandawrites.bsky.social writes.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Katrina inspired a $3B wetlands rebuilding project. Louisiana just killed it.
A pillar of the state's coastal restoration plan is dead. Its backers say it would have offered the most effective, natural storm protection.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Louisiana launched a $3B wetland restoration project after Hurricane Katrina with support from both parties, in part to "shield the New Orleans area from future storms."
But now Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, has canceled it,
@mirandawrites.bsky.social writes.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
But now Gov. Jeff Landry, a Trump ally, has canceled it,
@mirandawrites.bsky.social writes.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Gordon Russell, former managing editor of The Times-Picayune, now at Boston Globe, opines on Hurricane Katrina:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/o...
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New Orleans, after the levees broke - The Boston Globe
Hurricane Katrina and the lessons that have been unlearned.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Gordon Russell, former managing editor of The Times-Picayune, now at Boston Globe, opines on Hurricane Katrina:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/29/o...
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RIP Tom Lehrer, truly one of the greatest to ever do it, a satirist beyond compare, a brilliant wordsmith, a cheeky fellow, I loved him and his work beyond reason.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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July 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
RIP Tom Lehrer, truly one of the greatest to ever do it, a satirist beyond compare, a brilliant wordsmith, a cheeky fellow, I loved him and his work beyond reason.
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Trump officials are preparing for "dramatically shrinking" FEMA, which could threaten disaster response at a time when climate change is worsening extreme storms. It would shift the federal response to states, which may not be prepared to handle the challenge. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Noem outlined major restructuring of FEMA in private meeting
The Homeland Security secretary expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump officials are preparing for "dramatically shrinking" FEMA, which could threaten disaster response at a time when climate change is worsening extreme storms. It would shift the federal response to states, which may not be prepared to handle the challenge. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Today's scoop: NASEM has received termination orders for at least two NOAA-sponsored studies, one on equity in fisheries management and another on diversity in ocean sciences. Meanwhile, DOGE activities at the agency continue to ramp up.
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Trump admin halts NOAA-sponsored studies as DOGE work speeds up
The termination orders to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine curtail research on equity in fisheries management and diversity in ocean sciences.
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February 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today's scoop: NASEM has received termination orders for at least two NOAA-sponsored studies, one on equity in fisheries management and another on diversity in ocean sciences. Meanwhile, DOGE activities at the agency continue to ramp up.
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Seems like a good time to post my lil starter pack of E&E News reporters, who are gradually getting active over here (if I've missed anyone, lemme know!). These folks have got you covered on the climate/energy/environment angles for everything in the news. go.bsky.app/KxTUCi1
February 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Seems like a good time to post my lil starter pack of E&E News reporters, who are gradually getting active over here (if I've missed anyone, lemme know!). These folks have got you covered on the climate/energy/environment angles for everything in the news. go.bsky.app/KxTUCi1
There is currently a civil conversation happening on the neighborhood list serve about a local government housing density plan. It feels miraculous.
January 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There is currently a civil conversation happening on the neighborhood list serve about a local government housing density plan. It feels miraculous.
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New Orleans’ Times-Picayune took down its paywall to give us access to its excellent spot coverage of the Bourbon Street attack.
And if you want to support the site’s mission without committing to a subscription… 1/2
www.nola.com/news/bourbon...
And if you want to support the site’s mission without committing to a subscription… 1/2
www.nola.com/news/bourbon...
We've lifted the paywall as New Year's Day tragedy unfolds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Stay with us as we report on all of the news surrounding this tragedy as it unfolds.
www.nola.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
New Orleans’ Times-Picayune took down its paywall to give us access to its excellent spot coverage of the Bourbon Street attack.
And if you want to support the site’s mission without committing to a subscription… 1/2
www.nola.com/news/bourbon...
And if you want to support the site’s mission without committing to a subscription… 1/2
www.nola.com/news/bourbon...
At the end of 2024, a look at where things stand with Biden’s bid to remake the American economy. www.eenews.net/articles/bid...
What has Biden wrought?
He had just a single term to try to transform the nation's approach to energy, climate change, technology and jobs. What does he leave behind?
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December 26, 2024 at 2:22 PM
At the end of 2024, a look at where things stand with Biden’s bid to remake the American economy. www.eenews.net/articles/bid...
From last week: @mirandawrites.bsky.social on the ongoing work to deal with the rising seas swamping the Trump EPA’s Long Island hometown. www.eenews.net/articles/ris...
Rising tides are coming for Lee Zeldin’s hometown
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead EPA lives in an area at high risk for flooding that gets federal support for climate mitigation.
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December 23, 2024 at 1:31 PM
From last week: @mirandawrites.bsky.social on the ongoing work to deal with the rising seas swamping the Trump EPA’s Long Island hometown. www.eenews.net/articles/ris...
Len Davis is one of the death row prisoners whose sentence was commuted by Biden. A New Orleans police officer, he ordered a hit on Kim Groves in 1994 for filing a complaint about him. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/u...
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions
Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on federal death row.
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December 23, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Len Davis is one of the death row prisoners whose sentence was commuted by Biden. A New Orleans police officer, he ordered a hit on Kim Groves in 1994 for filing a complaint about him. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/u...
As someone who dreaded the collection of panettone my grandmother would patiently eat her way through each winter — and foist on us — I identified with this a lot. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
The Luxury Makeover of the Worst Pastry on Earth
How panettone, the once-reviled Italian Christmas treat, became a high-end commodity
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December 19, 2024 at 6:33 PM
As someone who dreaded the collection of panettone my grandmother would patiently eat her way through each winter — and foist on us — I identified with this a lot. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing monarch butterflies as threatened. It’s a particularly challenging ESA ruling. www.eenews.net/articles/fed...
Feds float ESA protections for ‘threatened’ monarch butterfly
Although it has been in decline, the butterfly is found throughout the United States, which made this a particularly challenging case for the Fish and
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December 11, 2024 at 1:26 PM
The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing monarch butterflies as threatened. It’s a particularly challenging ESA ruling. www.eenews.net/articles/fed...
“I do not believe that infectious disease is an enormous threat to human health,” RFK said on his podcast during the campaign. www.eenews.net/articles/bio...
‘Bioweapons’ and cover-ups: The untruths behind RFK Jr.’s disease claims
Kennedy has spread misinformation about the deadliest and most debilitating diseases of the modern era.
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December 11, 2024 at 1:23 PM
“I do not believe that infectious disease is an enormous threat to human health,” RFK said on his podcast during the campaign. www.eenews.net/articles/bio...
Garret Graves as possible FEMA head? What would the Louisiana congressman do with the agency’s flood insurance rate restructuring, which is so loathed in his state? www.eenews.net/articles/fem...
FEMA critic Garret Graves is a contender to lead that agency under Trump
The outgoing Louisiana lawmaker is highly regarded for his understanding of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Garret Graves as possible FEMA head? What would the Louisiana congressman do with the agency’s flood insurance rate restructuring, which is so loathed in his state? www.eenews.net/articles/fem...
I was outraged — outraged! — to see Marcella at 25 until I reread and saw the list wasn’t ranked. #readingcomprehension Good list.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
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The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last 100 Years
Chefs, writers, editors and a bookseller gathered to debate — and decide — which titles have most changed the way we cook and eat.
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November 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM
I was outraged — outraged! — to see Marcella at 25 until I reread and saw the list wasn’t ranked. #readingcomprehension Good list.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
Read this when you can set aside a few moments to sob in the bathroom (if you’re at work).
A new Rusty Foster on the Appalachian Trail update! In which @rusty.todayintabs.com makes the commenters cry. In all seriousness, this is one of the loveliest pieces about parenting and the road of life I have read in a long time www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How we came to part ways on the Appalachian Trail
We set out to hike together. But sometimes, parenthood is about letting your kid forge ahead.
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October 25, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Read this when you can set aside a few moments to sob in the bathroom (if you’re at work).
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Interstate 40 Eastbound near Asheville is…it’s just gone.
September 27, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Interstate 40 Eastbound near Asheville is…it’s just gone.
A good weekend read. E&E News’ Mike Doyle looks at the tensions between endangered species protections and a transmission line that could expand renewable energy in Nebraska. www.eenews.net/articles/a-t...
A threatened species complicates power line plans
The project, which could expand wind power, was supposed to be done by 2018. The holdup? The American burying beetle.
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September 29, 2024 at 12:47 AM
A good weekend read. E&E News’ Mike Doyle looks at the tensions between endangered species protections and a transmission line that could expand renewable energy in Nebraska. www.eenews.net/articles/a-t...
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Hi Folks: Firing up this account for the first time to note that today marks one year since the Russian government detained my colleague Evan Gershkovic in an act of supreme cynicism and cowardice. WSJ’s response is this stunning front page. #FreeEvan
March 29, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Hi Folks: Firing up this account for the first time to note that today marks one year since the Russian government detained my colleague Evan Gershkovic in an act of supreme cynicism and cowardice. WSJ’s response is this stunning front page. #FreeEvan