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Fishermen have been left to “wonder how much longer their businesses can survive. Even before the coronavirus pandemic brought the nation’s economy to a screeching halt, last year’s spillway openings followed a string of disasters — notably Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 — that only allowed for brief windows of recovery.”

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re focusing this month’s WaterMark on mutual aid. Below you’ll find a list of resources (including a sample Public Health Emergency Plan) to aid employers, workers, freelancers, artists, and educators in preparing and responding to COVID-19.

“Louisiana will not just accept or adapt to climate change impacts… Louisiana will do its part to address climate change,” said Edwards. “Another truth we can’t ignore is that our state economy, and the nation at large, depends on Louisiana’s strong industrial sector.”

Four coastal Louisiana tribes and one in Alaska that say the U.S. government violated their human rights by failing to take action on climate change have submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations in Switzerland.

A network of organizations from across the Gulf South has published a regional Green New Deal policy platform that aims to build on the national policy of the same name. It emphasizes clean energy jobs, environmental justice, and transitioning away from fossil fuels.