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As salt water pushes upriver, Corps prepares to ship in 36M gallons of fresh water a day
Sep 22, 2023It's not unusual for salt water to move upriver and threaten water supplies during Midwest drought years, said Ioannis Georgiou, a geologist with the ...
Blue Economy Primer
Aug 22, 2023Published this week, a new episode of the Deep Blue Economy Primer featuring Beaux explaining the history and promising future of technology and polic...
Lights Out Louisiana to help protect billions of migratory birds flying over state
Aug 15, 2023Beaux Jones, acting president and CEO of The Water Institute, emphasized the importance of the Lights Out initiative, stating, “Living in Louisiana, a...
Beaux Jones of The Water Institute Selected as Member for the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Ince.
Jul 19, 2023The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc. has selected Beaux Jones of The Water Institute for membership in 2023. C100 CEO Michael Olivier s...
Pittsburgh region faces increasing rain, flood risks as planet warms
Jul 16, 2023“Instead of planning for what you think is most likely today, and then crossing your fingers, you’re instead taking into account the possible futures ...
Is BP spill damage to wildlife being repaired? New programs aim to find out
Jul 3, 2023Is the more than $8 billion being spent on restoring damage caused by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill succeeding in rebuilding wetlands, resto...
Data suggests bayou communities are moving northward, accelerated by Ida
Jun 26, 2023The Water Institute's Senior Research Scientist Scott Hemmerling has studied coastal population migration trends from the 1950s through to present cau...
Roundup: State of the Coast event / Mortgage rates / Debt ceiling
May 25, 2023LSU and industry experts will discuss the latest research and developments made along Louisiana’s coastline at the State of the Coast conference in Ne...
The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO
May 13, 2023BATON ROUGE, La. (May 13, 2023) – The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin R. Ehrenwerth, who led The Water Institute as President and CE...
City of New Orleans Awarded Second Federal Grant Award for Restoration of Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands Triangle in Lower Ninth Ward
Apr 28, 2023The City of New Orleans announced today that it has been awarded a$489,813 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coa...
Commentary: We Have a Chance to Degrade Our Home — or Add Value
Apr 23, 2023To demonstrate the rather dramatic changes in how major traditional professional groups are preparing for the future, we are including a link to a day...
Northern Gulf of Mexico Blue Carbon Research Working Group Kickoff Meeting
Apr 3, 2023Please join the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Restore America's Estuaries, Stantec, The Water Institute, and Gulf experts fo...