Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 2, 2015
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Let Washington and Baton Rouge know how much you care about the coast: Walt Leger III The Times-Picayune. Feb. 28, 2015 “At this critical time when the promise of revenue sharing is being threatened, we must, more than ever, stand united in our commitment to the coast.” (Read More) Bobby Jindal’s budget cuts to coastal restoration agency won’t affect projects, levees, official says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 27, 2015 “Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposed $20.6 million budget cut for …
Five Years Later, Scientists Gather to Assess Ongoing Impact of BP Oil Spill
By Alisha Renfro, National Wildlife Federation & Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society Last week while some people on the Gulf Coast were in the thick of celebrating Mardi Gras, more than 1000 scientists, including those from the Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign, met in Houston, Texas, to attend the third-annual Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference. The four-day conference, which included a mix of keynotes and oral and poster presentations, aimed to share scientific information and forward …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News:Feb. 26, 2015
The ins and outs of state budget cuts on coastal protection and restoration *Features Steve Cochran, EDF By Jesse Hardman, WWNO, Feb. 25, 2015 “Cochran talked about how he initially reacted to the news that the CPRA would lose some funding, “something as central, to the overall protection of our coastline of our people who live here and the economies that are necessary, just simply shouldn’t be cut.” (Read More) BP cries foul as judge allows inflation adjustment in Deepwater …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 25, 2015
Bill Cassidy fights to retain Mary Landrieu’s revenue sharing legislation By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 24, 2015 “Plaquemines Parish which has lost this much land, now can no longer protect itself with wetlands from that surge. In the upper corner is the FEMA director looking at the flooded area in St. Tammany Parish,” he said. “This is all Plaquemines Parish. Those are working families, working in an industry that literally fuels the rest of our country. And they are …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 24, 2015
BP appeal U.S. judge’s ruling on size of Gulf oil spill Reuters. Feb. 23, 2015 “BP Plc on Monday appealed a federal judge’s finding of the size of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which leaves the company potentially liable to pay $13.7 billion in fines.” (Read More) Scalise hails judge’s rejection of BP bid to reduce fines Ripon Advance Reports. Feb. 24, 2015 “After nearly five years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, it is time for the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 23, 2015
Formation of new land in one area of La. Coastline spurs hope *Features Theryn Henkel, LPBF By Meg Farris, WWLTV. Feb. 20, 2015 “Without rebuilding the land, storm damage hurts us all. It hurts our levee system. It hurts our infrastructure. It hurts our economy. It hurts our fisheries. It hurts all the things that make New Orleans, New Orleans.” (Read More) Gulf Coast lawmakers fighting plan to redirect offshore oil revenue By Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today. Feb. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 20, 2015
Federal judge rejects BP bid to lower $13.7 billion oil spill fine By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 19, 2015 “A federal judge in New Orleans has rejected BP’s effort to cap its fines from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill at $9.57 billion, nearly one-third lower than the penalty federal prosecutors are seeking.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 19, 2015
Small Louisiana town still feels the effects of the spill (Video) The ED Show, MSNBC. Feb. 19, 2015 “Communities along the Gulf Coast were changed forever following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. To this day, towns along the Gulf Coast are still trying to rebuild their lives after the disaster. In part three of the five part series, Ed examines how the oil spill destroyed a town on the Louisiana coast and how it is still fighting to this …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 18, 2015
Studies: BP spill reduced Gulf life By Harvey Rice, Houston Chronicle. Feb. 16, 2015 “Oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in 2010 may have created a vast zone on the Gulf of Mexico floor where marine life is much sparser than before toxic petroleum settled there, according to studies presented Monday at a Houston conference on the BP oil spill.” (Read More) 15 coastal projects approved by Congree in 2007 met different fates By Bob Marshall, The Lens. Feb. 18, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 13, 2015
Jindal administration shouldn’t raid coastal trust fund to patch budget: Editorial By The Editorial Board, Times-Picayune. Feb. 13, 2015 “It is significant because it breaks the state’s practice of truly protecting the Coastal Fund from diversions that boost the state general operating budget. The fund sweep would demonstrate that Louisiana is now willing to cross the line to misspend precious, dedicated coastal resources when the budget-going gets tough.” (Read More) Louisiana’s threatened coast is growing patches of new land By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 12, 2015
Louisiana coast authority recommends spending $32 million of oil spill fine money on Houma lock, Calcasieu River salinity control projects By Mark Schleifstein, Times-Picayune. Feb. 11, 2015 “The project is aimed at restoring historic salinity levels in the basin and will be designed to save more than 3,400 acres of marsh from degradation over 50 years.” (Read More) Jefferson Parish Council calls for study of Plaquemines coal terminal By Adriane Quinlan, Times-Picayune. Feb. 11, 2015 “Environment advocates say it …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 11, 2015
Growing Deltas in Atchafalaya Bay By Adam Voiland, Earth Observatory. Feb. 09, 2015 “If we start diverting significant portions of the water and sediment from the main channel of the Mississippi River into adjacent wetlands, lakes, and bays—as happens now in Atchafalaya Bay—we’ll be taking an important first step toward saving a significant part of Louisiana’s coastal plain.” (Read More) Crude Awakening: HBO report on the lasting effects of the BP oil spill (Video) Vice Media on HBO (Watch video) …
Third and Final Phase of the BP Trial Brought to a Close on February 2, 2015
By Will Lindsey This is the second post about phase III of trial. To read part I, click here. The third and final phase of the BP trial ended on Monday, February 2, 2015. Based on the evidence presented in this phase, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will decide the Clean Water Act civil penalty that both BP and Anadarko, a 25 percent non-operator in the Macando well, will pay. The United States is seeking the maximum Clean Water Act …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 09, 2015
Does BP deserve mercy in setting Deepwater Horizon penalty? By Tom Zeller Jr., Forbes. Feb. 08, 2015 “While it will likely be decades before we fully comprehend the extent of damage to wildlife, we do know that nearly five years after the explosion, dolphins are dying in high numbers, sea turtles are failing to nest, and oyster production remains low,” said Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, as testimony in the penalty phase of the trial …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 06, 2015
Delta Blues Part 3: Better Together By Eve Troeh & Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Feb. 05, 2015 “Louisiana faces the highest relative rates of sea level rise in the world. As policy and funding debates rage over how to best restore and protect our coastal communities, local leaders also look for allies elsewhere.” (Read More) Cedric Richmond urges President Obama to scrap plan to cancel offshore revenue sharing By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 05, 2015 “Canals cut through Louisiana wetlands …