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Blog Entries by Susan Buchanan from 09/2011

New Orleans Airport Plans Slated For Environmental Scrutiny

| Posted 09.04.2011 | Green
Read More: Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Residential Real Estate, Louisiana Dept. Of Environmental Quality, Health, Sound Insulation, Diesel Fuel, Federal Aviation Administration, Zoning Laws, World Health Organization, Air Pollution, Noise, Green News

Plans to rebuild or expand Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, unveiled in mid-August by Mayor Mitch Landrieu, could mean more noise for the City of Kenner--where officials have long been attuned to the sound issue.

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New Supermarkets Planned for Underserved New Orleans

| Posted 09.11.2011 | Business
Read More: U.S. HUD, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Hurricane Katrina, Wal-Mart, The Fresh Market, Lower Ninth Ward, Dollar General, Costco Wholesale Corp., Wendell Pierce, Business News

Residents in parts of New Orleans exit gas stations and "dollar stores" with big bags of groceries in their arms. And they're not carrying picnic food. It's tonight's dinner and pantry-stocking for tomorrow's meals.

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The Gulf's Ocean and Inland Fish Face Multiple Threats

| Posted 09.21.2011 | Green
Read More: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Topminnows, u.s. Endangered Species Act, Mussels, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana State University, Pearl River, Wildearth Guardians, Louisiana Dept. Of Wildlife and Fisheries, Japan, Sturgeon, Bluefin Tuna, Green News

Decades of commercial overfishing, along with oil and gas exploration and refining, hurricanes and last year's BP spill are among the misfortunes facing fish in the Gulf.

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Houma Tribe Wants Storm Protection For Its Coastal Towns

| Posted 09.27.2011 | Green
Read More: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Congress, Gulf of Mexico, Wetlands, Flooding, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Bp Spill, Green News

The United Houma Nation, with its family tree firmly planted in Louisiana's coastal parishes for the last 300 years, doesn't want to see its centers drown as the wetlands shrink.

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