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Headlines from the Desk & our partners

Mississippi River mayors eye federal funds, "most resources since the New Deal," to fight effects of climate change
By Keely Brewer, The Daily Memphian -- March 2, 2023

Levees, oil wells biggest causes of land loss in Louisiana's Barataria Basin: study
By Mark Schleifstein, Ag & Water Desk senior advisor, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate – March 6, 2023

As ag emissions rise & climate change batters farms, Congress tackles the Farm Bill | By Georgina Gustin, Ag & Water Desk expert journalist, Inside Climate News -- March 1, 2023

Indiana communities at risk for train disasters like the one that devastated Ohio town | By Sarah Bowman, Ag & Water Desk expert journalist, Indianapolis Star – Feb. 27, 2023

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Photo credits, L-R from top | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District; Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; Patrick Lantrip, The Daily Memphian; Bennet Goldstein & Coburn Dukehart, Wisconsin Watch; Mykal McEldowney, IndyStar; Brian Munoz, St. Louis Public Radio. Header: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.