Storm damage reduction should be achieved through a combination of stronger inner defenses around larger population centers; broader, self-sustaining wetland landscapes that reduce storm surge and wave fetch; restrictions along artificial channels to limit storm surge propagation; and maintaining barrier islands along selected areas of the coast.
 
  



Press Accounts

Press reports on the Working Group Report A New Framework
Times-Picayune Coastal restoration could help protect against storms 01/09
Times-Picayune editorial Mapping protection 01/13
Greenwire 'Conflicting agendas' could undermine reconstruction 01/19
Baton Rouge Advocate Experts: La. coast can be kept safe 01/27
NPR Talk of the Nation The Science of Rebuilding New Orleans 01/27
Marketplace Dutch solution no fix for New Orleans 01/30
Times-Picayune Study: Integrate coastal restoration, levee work 02/02
Houma Courier Unified approach needed to save coast, report says 02/12
Times-Picayune Coastal protection suggestions for La. aired out 02/15
Resources (RFF) Making Tough Choices: Hurricane Protection Planning after Katrina and Rita Feb 2006
US News Keeping the Waters at Bay 02/27
Time Why New Orleans Needs Saving 03/02 ( Newt Gingrich and John Barry quoting Working Group member Chip Groat)
Times-Picayune River's mud could mold coast 04/02
PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer RESTORING LOUISIANA WETLANDS 04/04
NAE The Bridge Restoring Coastal Louisiana: Planning without a National Water Policy Spring 06
IWR Planning Ahead Planning for the Future of Coastal Louisiana 05/06 (commentary by Len Shabman)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (AP) New Orleans levees still not good enough 5/19

Other relevant press reports since the release of the report
Baton Rouge Advocate Vitter plans oversight panel for storm safety 02/07
New York Times Governor Threatens to Block Energy Leases Off Louisiana 02/08
Baton Rouge Advocate Corps to seek money for N.O. protection 02/08
Times-Picayune Wetlands projects get a green light 02/09
Washington Post U.S. should share oil royalties with states -Shell 02/10
Baton Rouge Advocate Shipping channel may get new use 02/10
Washington Post op-ed Still Drowning in New Orleans 02/12
Times-Picayune Public weighs in on plans for Category 5 levees 02/14
B. R. Advocate Louisiana looks at armoring its coast against a dangerous future 02/14
Times-Picayune Coastal losses greater than thought 02/15
B.R. Advocate Storm-protection options fill analysts' map 02/15
B.R. Advocate La. delegation seeks coastal funds 02/17
B.R. Advocate Plan: Shallower MRGO a surge defense 02/17
B.R. Advocate, Kai Midboe op-ed It is critical that the MRGO be closed 02/18
B.R. Advocate Study: MRGO is not culprit in storm surges 02/19
The New Yorker Watermark: Can southern Louisiana be saved? 02/20
Times-Picayune St. Bernard makes plans for rebuilding, protection 02/21
Times-Picayune Davis Pond diversion coming up short 02/22
Times-Picayune Fix-up grant may hinge on elevation 02/22
B.R. Advocate Group pushes higher levees in St. Bernard plan 02/22
B.R. Advocate Lawmakers want MRGO closed 02/23
Seattle Post-Intellgencer (AP) Powell says wetlands, levees vital to La. 02/24
Earth & Sky Radio Series Interview: Robert Bea 02/24
Detroit Free Press BECCA ROTHSCHILD: Hurricane barriers erode 02/24
Times-Picayune Bush seeks $1.46 billion in new storm protection 02/25
B.R. Advocate Past: History tells of towns devastated 02/26
N.Y. Times Flood-Control Proposal Seeks Gates and 'Armored' Levees 02/28
B.R. Advocate Rebuild La. coast for the nation 02/28
E The Environment Magazine The Storm This Time 03/01
E The Environment Magazine Damage Control in New Orleans 03/02
E The Environment Magazine The Katrina Blame Game: Environmentalists Under Fire 03/02
N.Y. Times Debating a Shipping Shortcut That Turned Against New Orleans 03/03
B.R. Advocate Ecosystems, soil present challenges for levees 03/03
Times-Picayune La. wetlands gouged by storms 03/06
White House press release Press Briefing by Lieutenant General Carl Strock 03/06
Science Daily Management Of Delta And Wetlands Contributed To Problems After Hurricanes 03/09
Times-Picayune Senator says Louisiana needs offshore royalties more than ever 03/15
Times-Picayune Vitter, Landrieu get big win for coast in budget bill 03/16
Times-Picayune EPA chief backs coast restoration 03/18
BR Advocate Category 5 protection answer differs by region 03/20
Washington Post (AP) Louisiana Faces an Exodus From the Coast 03/21
Times-Picayune Wetlands better defense than levees 03/23
Arizona Republic editorial Restoring wetlands is vital for Louisiana 03/24
BR Advocate Vitter proposes closure of MRGO 03/28
Times-Picayune Vitter pushes corps on MR-GO 03/28
Times-Picayune EDITORIAL: Deadline for MR-GO 03/30
Times-Picayune Vulnerability blamed for sticker shock 04/01
Times-Picayune THE $3 BILLION QUESTION 04/01
Times-Picayune Louisiana faces another threat: What lies under its coast 04/02
Washington Post In Battered La. Parish, Fears for the Future 04/14
BR Advocate Barrier islands lose their grit 04/16
Times-Picayune New focus sought on wetlands plan 4/27
Times-Picayune 5 sue corps for Katrina compensation 4/26
Houston Chronicle A sustainable way to live with the perils of hurricanes 4/29
Times-Picayune Governor prepared to veto offshore lease sale 0 5/04
Voice of America Mississippi River Delta Faces Uncertain Future with Wetland Loss 05/05
National Public Radio Who Pays to Repair Louisiana's Wetlands? 05/06
The American Spectator Concentrating the Army Corps of Engineers 05/10
BR Advocate A timely alarm on eroded coast 05/11
Washington Post Par for the Corps 05/14
Times-Picayune Blanco firm on threat to block Gulf lease sale 06/02
Times-Picayune Report: Flood policy flawed 06/02
NPR Living on Earth Louisiana Flood Protection: Past, Present, Future 06/02
The Advocate Blanco fights for coast 06/15

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