Tegan Wendland

Coastal Reporter, Interim News Director
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Tegan Wendland is WWNO's Interim News Director. She has an M.S. in Life Sciences Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has reported for Wisconsin Public Radio, The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, WRKF-FM in Baton Rouge and WVIK-FM in Rock Island, Illinois. Her work has aired nationally on shows like All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Reveal, Here and Now, Science Friday and Marketplace. 

When she's not reporting, Tegan is making kimchi, camping or kayaking. 

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Coastal News Roundup: River Diversions And Underwater Erosion

By • Apr 6, 2018
NOLA.com | The Times Picayune / NASA

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: an expedited process for Mississippi River sediment diversions, a study on the causes of Mississippi flooding, and a new understanding of why the Gulf of Mexico is eroding. 

WWNO's Tegan Wendland spoke with reporter Tristan Baurick, from NOLA.com | The Times Picayune.

Coastal News Roundup: Bubbling Levees And Chemical Releases

By & Sara Sneath • Mar 30, 2018
David Grunfeld / Nola.com |The Times-Picayune

On this week's coastal news roundup, WWNO's Tegan Wendland talked with  Sara Sneath of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune about chemical releases in St. James Parish, barrier islands, and coral reefs. 

Super Sunday Scheduled For March 25

By • Mar 19, 2018
Tegan Wendland / WWNO

This weekend is Super Sunday — when Mardi Gras Indians come out to show their costumes to the world. We caught up with Edward Buckner at his home in the 8th Ward — where he and his youth Indian tribe have worked all year on their costumes.  

Coastal News Roundup: Relieving The Mississippi River, New Research On Health Impacts Of BP Spill

By • Mar 9, 2018
Brett Duke / NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: The Mighty Mississippi was particularly mighty this week. The Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carret Spillway to ease some of the pressure as the river rises. Also this week, new research reveals that thousands of Coast Guard members were harmed by the chemicals used to clean up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. 

Coastal News Roundup: Coastal Law

By • Mar 2, 2018
Travis Lux / WWNO

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: coastal law. Coastal parishes are suing oil companies, environmental advocates are suing the Army Corps, the Attorney General is also suing the Corps, and there’s been a recent surge in civil lawsuits over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It's hard to keep it all straight. It seems that in the struggle to come up with funds to fight coastal land loss, officials are turning to litigation.

WWNO’s Tegan Wendland talked with Chris Dalbom of Tulane’s Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy.

New Orleans Hopes 'Gutter Buddies' Will Keep Mardi Gras Beads Out Of Storm Drains

By • Feb 12, 2018

In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is not just Fat Tuesday itself, it's a multi-week celebration. It's also a huge mess.

The plastic beads, cups, and trinkets that fly from the floats don't all get caught — even by the most enthusiastic crowds. And after a bead has hit the ground it immediately turns from prize to garbage, especially in this year's rain and mud.

New Orleans Water Pressure Issues To Continue Through Weekend

By • Jan 19, 2018
Tegan Wendland / https://www.facebook.com/mayorlandrieu/

Though the weather has warmed up, problems caused by this week’s cold spell are expected to linger through the weekend. Broken pipes and overuse strained the water supply. Boil water advisories continue for Jefferson Parish and the East Bank due to low water pressure.

Coastal News Roundup: Freezing Temps And Lawsuits Over An Oil Pipeline

By • Jan 19, 2018
Chris Granger / NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

Another week of freezing temperatures crippled New Orleans infrastructure. But what impact could it have on coastal plants and animals?

Nola.com | The Times-Picayune reporter Sara Sneath spoke with WWNO's Tegan Wendland about the week's coastal news, including a lawsuit filed to seek records related to the controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline.

Louisiana Says Thousands Should Move From Vulnerable Coast, But Can't Pay Them

By • Jan 4, 2018

This story is a collaboration with Reveal, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and PRX. You can share your own experience with increased flooding here.

Coastal News Roundup: Flood Control, Oysters, Marsh Die-Off

By • Dec 1, 2017
Ted Jackson / NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

For this week's coastal news roundup WWNO’s Tegan Wendland talked with Nola.com/The Times-Picayune coastal reporter Tristan Baurick about new flood control management, illegal oystering, and a marsh grass die-off in the Mississippi Delta. 

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