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We're Partnering with Dirty Coast to Feature YOUR Coastal Restoration Message!

07.13.2015 | By We're Partnering with Dirty Coast to Feature YOUR Coastal Restoration Message!

As we approach the 10th anniversaries of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – a time when we all learned about the importance of the Louisiana coast as a first line of defense against storms – Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition and Dirty Coast are partnering to feature YOUR coastal restoration messages on t-shirts, bags, posters and other snazzy products that will be sold in Dirty Coast’s New Orleans stores and across the web to help raise awareness and support for Louisiana coastal restoration. Louisiana …

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Deepwater Horizon Settlement – Some Answers, New Questions

07.08.2015 | By Deepwater Horizon Settlement – Some Answers, New Questions

This information was originally posted on the Environmental Law Institute’s website.  By ELI Gulf Team On July 2, 2015, a monumental announcement was made: an agreement in principle has been reached to settle all federal and state claims against BP arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for $18.732 billion (see BP’s press release here). This amount includes:   While we are still waiting on the exact details of the settlement, we do know some of the terms. We will focus on …

Gulf Restoration Groups Ready to Put Billions to Work to Bring Back Gulf

07.02.2015 | By Gulf Restoration Groups Ready to Put Billions to Work to Bring Back Gulf

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Rachel Guillory, Ocean Conservancy, 504.208.5816, rguillory@oceanconservancy.org Andrew Blejwas, The Nature Conservancy, 617.785.7047, ablejwas@tnc.org Jimmy Frederick, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 225.317.2046, jimmy.frederick@crcl.org John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 504.421.7348, johnlopez@pobox.com Gulf Restoration Groups Ready to Put Billions to Work to Bring Back Gulf Region’s economy and well-being are based on strong, resilient ecosystem …

LPBF Assesses Upgraded Hurricane Protection System for Greater New Orleans Eastbank

06.18.2015 | By LPBF Assesses Upgraded Hurricane Protection System for Greater New Orleans Eastbank

By Ezra Boyd, PhD, Disastermap.net, LLC The Hurricane Surge Risk Reduction System As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the associated levee failures, the people of the Greater New Orleans (GNO) region face constant reminders that our safety and viability depend on a complex system made of numerous elements that together mitigate risks from hurricane induced tidal floods.  The near constant construction of levees, pumps and floodgates over the last decade provides the most visible evidence of …

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TEDxNewOrleans: Examining Recovery and Resiliency in New Orleans 10 Years Post-Katrina

06.11.2015 | Posted by

  This Tuesday a group of nearly 200 people gathered at the Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market for a day of talks from a variety of community and business leaders, artists, academics and others as part of the first-ever TedxNewOrleans. While the perspective of each talk varied, resilience and recovery of Greater New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina served as a unifying theme. The talks were spirited, inspirational and truly painted a picture that New Orleans “didn’t just come back, …

10 years post Katrina – Where have you gone, Mr. Go?

06.08.2015 | Posted by Amanda Moore, Director, Gulf Program, National Wildlife Federation

By Amanda Moore, Deputy Director, National Wildlife Federation, Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition Over the coming months as we approach the 10th anniversaries of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition will publish a series of blog posts that examine issues and topics relevant to these events, particularly as they relate to coastal restoration. Below, is an update on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO). Even before the storm, locals dubbed the Mississippi River Gulf …

Opening of Hurricane Season a Timely Reminder of Urgent Need for Coastal Restoration

05.28.2015 | By Opening of Hurricane Season a Timely Reminder of Urgent Need for Coastal Restoration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jimmy Frederick, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, 225.317.2046, jimmy.frederick@crcl.org Opening of Hurricane Season a Timely Reminder of Urgent Need for Coastal Restoration Leading conservation groups call for action as storm season commences (New Orleans, LA—May 28, 2015) Prior to the June 1 start of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, national and local conservation groups working …

NOAA Study Confirms BP Oil Spill Led to Dolphin Deaths in Northern Gulf of Mexico

05.20.2015 | By NOAA Study Confirms BP Oil Spill Led to Dolphin Deaths in Northern Gulf of Mexico

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org NOAA Study Confirms BP Oil Spill Led to Dolphin Deaths in Northern Gulf of Mexico  Leading Conservation Groups Call on BP to Accept Responsibility for Continued Environmental Damage (New Orleans, LA—May 20, 2015) Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a peer-reviewed study confirming that the 2010 Gulf oil disaster contributed to …

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Following the oil spill, new science and research efforts develop in the Gulf of Mexico

05.05.2015 | By Following the oil spill, new science and research efforts develop in the Gulf of Mexico

By Estelle Robichaux, Restoration Project Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund This is the final post in a series about Gulf oil spill early coastal restoration funding and projects. Be sure to check out parts one, two and three. In addition to environmental restoration projects and programs, four different science programs have been created through oil-spill related funding streams. See the info boxes for details on each program. Because these programs began developing around the same time and around the same general …

8th Graders Present Project to Louisiana House on Coastal Restoration

04.30.2015 | By 8th Graders Present Project to Louisiana House on Coastal Restoration

By Eden Davis, Outreach Coordinator, Louisiana Wildlife Federation This was originally posted on the LA Camo Coalition blog. On April 29, a group of 8th graders from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Belle Chasse presented to the Louisiana House Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment about the importance of coastal restoration. The Committee diligently listened as the 8th graders used Cat Island as a call to action on the urgency for restoring our coast. Cat Island, located in Plaquemines Parish, …

A tradition worth building – Collectively sustaining and stewarding our coast

04.29.2015 | By A tradition worth building – Collectively sustaining and stewarding our coast

By Maura Wood, Partnership Manager, National Wildlife Federation On April 20, several members of the Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign gathered with community members in Davant, Louisiana, to commemorate the 5th anniversary since the BP oil spill with testimony and discussion about how the terrible oil unleashed on that day is still affecting us all. Those gathered included representatives from NGOs, fishermen, residents of coastal communities, business leaders, employees of restoration agencies and others. While there is widespread agreement …

BP's claims of Gulf recovery are a mockery | Commentary

04.22.2015 | By BP's claims of Gulf recovery are a mockery | Commentary

Commentary by David Yarnold, President, National Audubon Society Tribune News Service – April 22, 2015 Just in time for the fifth anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. maritime history, BP has declared all’s well on the Gulf Coast: The oil has been mopped up and there’s been no lasting damage to birds, wildlife or fish. Really? At the same time that BP was releasing its five-years-later report, BP contractors were trying to clean up 25,000 pounds of oiled sand …

Roll Call – 5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Focus on Restoration — Not Misinformation | Commentary

04.20.2015 | By Roll Call – 5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Focus on Restoration — Not Misinformation | Commentary

Commentary by Douglas J. Meffert, National Audubon Society, David Muth, National Wildlife Federation, and Steve Cochran, Environmental Defense Fund Roll Call – April 20, 2015 It’s been five years since images of oil-soaked pelicans, dead turtles and contaminated shorelines along the Gulf Coast shocked our national consciousness. Half a decade after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 men and unleashing the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history, BP would like you to believe that everything is back to …

Restoration Groups Call on President Obama to Make Leadership on Gulf Restoration a Priority Issue

04.17.2015 | By Restoration Groups Call on President Obama to Make Leadership on Gulf Restoration a Priority Issue

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Andrew Blejwas, The Nature Conservancy, 617.785.7047, ablejwas@tnc.org Rachel Guillory, Ocean Conservancy, 504.208.5816, rguillory@oceanconservancy.org RESTORATION GROUPS CALL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO MAKE LEADERSHIP ON GULF RESTORATION A PRIORITY ISSUE Five years after the start of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, nation’s largest environmental groups ask the President to accelerate restoration (Washington, D.C. – April 17, 2015) Today, …

5 years later: Revisiting the areas most affected by the BP oil spill

04.17.2015 | By 5 years later: Revisiting the areas most affected by the BP oil spill

By Estelle Robichaux, Restoration Project Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund This post was originally published on the EDF Voices blog. April 20 marks the five-year anniversary of the BP oil spill, and people around the country are reflecting on the state of the Gulf – how ecosystems and communities have recovered from the spill and how far they have yet to go. I recently had the opportunity to spend time in coastal Louisiana, visiting some of the areas most affected by the …