Louisiana tribe gets $5 million to prepare for more floods, rising seas

A Louisiana tribe under threat from flooding, storms and rising seas will receive a federal grant aimed at helping Native American communities adapt to climate change or move to safer ground.

News, Climate ChangeJerry MitchellJanuary 1, 2023federal grant, Native Americans, climate change, Chitimacha tribe, Charenton floodgate, levee system, tribal nation, flood, historic places, water supply, erosion, drinking water

Army Corps greenlights Louisiana’s $2.2 billion sediment diversion to combat land loss

In a historic decision, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has signed off on Louisiana’s $2.2 billion plan to divert muddy Mississippi River water into Plaquemines Parish’s degraded wetlands to rebuild land.

News, Climate ChangeJerry MitchellDecember 23, 2022broken wetlands, Climate change, Louisiana sediment diversion, Army corps, Mississippi River water, global sea level rise, downstream, opposition, deepwater horizon oil spill, BP settlement

Biden promised billions for environmental justice. Will it get into the right hands?

On a warm August day in rural Louisiana, local residents, environmental advocates and utility representatives packed into a courthouse for a controversial summit.

News, Climate Change, Public Health, Mississippi NewsJerry MitchellOctober 28, 2022rural Louisiana, Cancer alley, sacrifice zone, Rise St.James, Sharon Lavigne, solar ban, clean energy, climate-related funding, Robert Bullard, Justice40, systemic racism

USDA spending only a sliver of conservation funding on climate-smart practices, a new report finds

The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $7.4 billion in payments to farmers between 2017 and 2020 through two of its biggest conservation programs, but very little of that money went to practices that help fight climate change, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group.

News, Climate Change, Public Health, Mississippi NewsJerry MitchellOctober 3, 2022climate change, climate crisis, crops, USDA, emissions

Equity debate over millions for flood mitigation in the south Delta

Anderson Jones Sr. has nightmares whenever there’s a downpour.

Three years after his home flooded in the historic south Delta flooding of 2019, Anderson has still not been able to return to his home, which is gutted and infested with mold.

Some Mississippi counties ravaged by flooding shut out of federal disaster dollars for buyouts

Eighty-five-year-old Dale Maxwell says the Eagle Lake community in Warren County has always been home.

Climate Change Impact on Mississippi: What We Can Expect?

Mississippi has 75,000 people living in regions at risk of coastal flooding. An additional 13,000 more could be at risk by 2050 because of the rising sea level, and that doesn’t include residents living inland who’ve already withstood repeated devastating flooding.

News, Climate Change, Public Health, Mississippi NewsJerry MitchellSeptember 6, 2022climate change, climate crisis, flood, global warming, climate disasters, Pearl River, Mississippi river, EPA, government assistance, flash flood, contaminated water