Tegan Wendland
Lead Coastal ReporterTegan has reported on the coast for WWNO since 2015. In this role she has covered a wide range of issues and subjects related to coastal land loss, coastal restoration, and the culture and economy of Louisiana’s coastal zone, with a focus on solutions and the human dimensions of climate change. Her reporting has been aired nationally on Planet Money, Reveal, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, BBC, CBC and other outlets. She’s a recipient of the Pulitzer Connected Coastlines grant, CUNY Resilience Fellowship, Metcalf Fellowship, and countless national and regional awards.
Tegan has a master’s degree in Life Sciences Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has previously worked for NPR stations in the Midwest and WRKF in Baton Rouge. In her free time Tegan can be found kayaking the swamps of south Louisiana, foraging mushrooms with her dog or making kimchi.
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Attorneys from five East Coast states say the Army Corps needs to do more to assess the potential health and environmental impacts of the proposed $9.4 billion plant.
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It's going to be another above-average hurricane season.
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State Senator Bodi White has proposed an exemption of state ethics rules for the beleaguered Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission.
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The offshore servicing boat was capsized by high winds and seven remain lost at sea.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards traveled to Washington D.C. this week to lobby on behalf of oil and gas.
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Gov. John Bel Edwards is in Washington D.C. this week to testify in opposition to the ban on oil lease sales.
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Power outages, downed trees and damaged cars have been reported across the city.
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May is set to break rainfall records for the third month in a row.
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Young people from across the Gulf South are demanding action on climate change.
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Five years after receiving a major grant from the federal government, the residents of Isle de Jean Charles visit what will soon be their new community north of Houma.