Science, Tech & Environment
Living on Earth
April 25, 2016
In the Mississippi Delta, ambitious plans are underway to rebuild thousands of acres of marsh land, the first line of storm-surge defense for New Orleans and the surrounding communities. But progress has been slow and questions remain about funding this enormous project.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Cajuns are fiercely proud of their culture, but they're divided over the word 'coonass'
The World in Words
October 01, 2014
Because the word's origins are murky, it's difficult to know just how insulting calling someone a "coonass" used to be. Today, some Cajuns view the word as an ethnic slur, while others have embraced it as a badge of honor.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Louisiana's much-needed plan to save its wetlands is short almost $50 billion
Living on Earth
January 04, 2015
Louisiana’s rapidly sinking deltas threaten crucial oil, gas and fishing industries. Louisiana has an ambitious, expensive and first-of-its-kind plan to rebuild the region — but right now no one is willing to pay for it. What would be the cost of failure?
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Science, Tech & Environment
Louisiana's coastline is disappearing at the rate of a football field an hour
Living on Earth
September 23, 2014
Hurricane Katrina was bad, but the future could be considerably worse, a new report says. "One of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation's history is rushing toward a catastrophic conclusion, so far unabated and largely unnoticed."
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Conflict & Justice
America's unfinished civil war through the eyes to two US reporters in Africa
PRI's The World
December 23, 2015
Two American reporters in East Africa put on their foreign correspondents' hats to cover the issue of race back home.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Why African American churches in New Orleans celebrate a Sicilian holiday
PRI's The World
March 16, 2016
In New Orleans, people have been constructing elaborate altars in honor of St. Joseph since the Sicilians brought the tradition to the city in the 19th century. But it’s not just the Sicilians in New Orleans who celebrate now.
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Arts, Culture & Media
How Cajuns and Creoles reinvented rock 'n' roll — swamp style
PRI's The World
March 09, 2015
During the 1950s and '60s, musicians living in the swamps of Louisiana grew tired of traditional music and turned to the sounds of rock 'n' roll. A mashup of the two created a new style called swamp pop, which is still alive in southwestern Louisiana today.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Rising sea levels are forcing an indigenous tribe from home and could be an example of the future
PRI's The World
July 12, 2016
Fast-rising sea levels at Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles is forcing the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians from their home. But their planned departure could provide a roadmap for moving low-lying communities around the world.
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Science, Tech & Environment
The $50 billion plan to save Louisiana's wetlands
Living on Earth
July 19, 2015
The state of Louisiana is disappearing at an incredible rate, and its sinking deltas threaten some of the nation's crucial oil, gas and fisheries industries. But Louisiana has a “Hail Mary” plan to save it. Industry and government have created an unprecedented plan to save and rebuild these wetlands over the next 50 years — and say failure is not an option.
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Science, Tech & Environment
A Hollywood trick has become a medical innovation
Studio 360
June 24, 2014
A movie-making doctor and a cinematographer have teamed up to help doctors and nurses improve their diagnoses. Using a Hollywood technique, they've made medical images more clear and accurate, meaning better care for patients.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Land restoration on the Gulf Coast is showing some progress
Living on Earth
April 25, 2016
In the Mississippi Delta, ambitious plans are underway to rebuild thousands of acres of marsh land, the first line of storm-surge defense for New Orleans and the surrounding communities. But progress has been slow and questions remain about funding this enormous project.