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Native Americans may lose their homes to rising waters on Louisiana islandSource: CBS News Date: 08/21/2019 Tropical Storm Chantal, churning in the north Atlantic, is no threat to land at the moment. But it's expected to be an above-average hurricane season, which is bad news for Native Americans on a small island off the Louisiana coast. |
The People of the Isle de Jean Charles Are Louisiana’s First Climate Refugees—but They Won’t Be the LastSource: NRDC Date: 09/23/2019 Whether and how to uproot communities are difficult and painful questions, and we need to get better at answering them. |
22 Minutes In The Life Of Louisiana's Climate RefugeesSource: HUFFPOST Date: 11/05/2019 In "Lowland Kids," two teenagers grapple with leaving an island that's sinking before their very eyes. |
Climate Exodus: Movement of the PeopleSource: JDSUPRA Date: 11/13/2019 In 1955, the island community of Isle de Jean Charles, some 80 miles south of New Orleans, covered 22,000 acres. |
Application Deadline Set for Island Residents Eligible for Homes in Isle de Jean Charles ResettlementDate: 01/14/2020 The Louisiana Office of Community Development has set Jan. 31 as the application deadline for residents of Isle de Jean Charles eligible for either a new home in The New Isle community or an existing home in Louisiana. The Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement is part of a federally funded, first-of-its kind effort to move a community of island... |
Louisiana tribes file complaint with United Nations over U.S. inaction on climate changeSource: nola.com Date: 01/16/2020 Four coastal Louisiana tribes that claim the U.S. government has violated their human rights by failing to take action on climate change submitted a formal complaint Wednesday to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. |
Deadline set for residents of vanishing Isle de Jean Charles to apply for relocationSource: nola.com Date: 01/17/2020 Residents of a sinking Louisiana island have until the end of the month to apply for a new home under a first-of-its-kind federal program to help people retreat from the effects of climate change. |
The Last Teenagers on Isle de Jean Charles, An Island Climate Change Is Washing AwaySource: Teen Vogue Date: 02/12/2020 Juliette Brunet and her family live on an island that is shrinking as Louisiana’s sea levels rise. |
As Gulf swallows Louisiana island, displaced tribe fears the futureSource: The Daily Advertiser Date: 02/27/2020 It’s all but assumed this island will one day disappear beneath the waves. |