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“This is our place in the universe.” Rosina Philippe can see her ancestors’ burial mounds from her kitchen window. But rising seas and sinking land could put them under water in a generation. (Photo: Jeff Young)

Bye-Bye Bayou

Katrina took their homes. BP’s oil took their jobs. Coastal erosion could take their very land. The people of Grand Bayou Village in Louisiana’s Plaquemines live in a microcosm of the major challenges facing the region.

Also In This Week’s Radio Show (August 27, 2010):

The Bayou Ballot Box – In coastal Louisiana, the race for the third congressional district seat runs on hopes of flowing oil and dry ground.

Long Term Gulf Restoration – The man President Obama picked to lead Gulf restoration already had a job—Ray Mabus is the Secretary of the Navy. He says the administration is committed to a long-term effort to bring the Gulf Coast back.

Where Are They Now: Bob Rue – Catching up with the New Orleans shop owner who became briefly famous for his warning to would be looters during Katrina.

Web Extra: Where are They Now? Jeff Young revisits Carlton Dufrechou and learns about what’s happened on Louisiana's coast since his last visit in 2006.

Still Seeking Environmental Justice in New Orleans – Why the whiter and richer parts of New Orleans have fared better since Katrina.

Green Living in New Orleans – The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans was a wasteland after a levee breach sent a wall of water crashing through thousands of homes. Now the neighborhood has a promising sign of rebirth with a green housing project. Meet the Green family living in a green house.

Trumpeting New Orleans' Rebirth – Jazz gospel preacher Hack Bartholomew spreads the word of New Orleans comeback.

Nuclear Fuel: Waste Not, Want Not
President Obama wants more nukes, but where will the waste go?

REDD Path to a Green Planet
Preserving the world's forests to reduce the threat of climate change from deforestation.

A Watering Can, Some Seedlings, and the Greening of a Nation
The story of Nobel Prize Peace winner Wangari Maathai.

Generating Controversy: The Changing Climate of Coal
The problems and promise of coal, and the potential of new technologies.

Early Signs- Reports From A Warming Planet
How climate change is affecting communities around the world.

Fusion or Illusion?
A look at the promise of fusion energy.

The Secret Life of Lead
A twenty year study looks at the effects of childhood lead exposure.

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