Molly Peterson

Pecan Acres

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods

“Let us all come together so we can go as one and move another place instead of flooding out every year because we’re getting older,” says one resident of Pecan Acres, in Pointe Coupee Parish. “We’ll be better off. We won’t got to worry about worrying when the storms come.”

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods
Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles.

Rising seas are washing away two US towns. How they're responding is a matter of faith, belief and money.

Rising seas are washing away two US towns. How they're responding is a matter of faith, belief and money.
Isle de Jean Charles, along the Louisiana’s coast, toward the bottom of Terrebonne Parish.

Rising sea levels are forcing an indigenous tribe from home and could be an example of the future

Rising sea levels are forcing an indigenous tribe from home and could be an example of the future
California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks before signing an agreement with 11 other international states and provinces to limit the increase in global average temperature to below two degrees, in Sacramento, California May, 2015.

Heading into Paris, California leads the world on climate action. Really?

Heading into Paris, California leads the world on climate action. Really?
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New Orleans' Waste Woes

An overabundance of flooded cars and other debris is causing disposal problems in New Orleans.

New Orleans' Waste Woes