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Molly Peterson

Pecan Acres
Economics
Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods
Isle de Jean Charles, along the Louisiana’s coast, toward the bottom of Terrebonne Parish.
Environment
Rising sea levels are forcing an indigenous tribe from home and could be an example of the future
Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles.
Environment
Rising seas are washing away two US towns. How they’re responding is a matter of faith, belief and money.
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.
Environment
Heading into Paris, California leads the world on climate action. Really?
The View Today
New Orleans’ Waste Woes