Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 10, 2014
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Louisiana restoration projects should get top priority with BP oil spill fine money, environmental groups say By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 9, 2014. “Rebuilding Louisiana’s coast, including the rapidly eroding Mississippi River delta, should be the main use of billions of dollars in expected BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill fine and restoration money…”(Read more) Saving Louisiana By David Yarnold, President, National Audubon Society, Huffington Post. Dec. 9, 2014. “It’s not just Louisiana’s people, economy, culture and wildlife that are …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 9, 2014
Legal experts: BP’s failed U.S. Supreme Court appeal sends ‘clear signal,’ sets tone for future disputes By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 8, 2014. “The basis for the position they’ve taken for a couple of years now is no longer a valid position legally.” (Read more ) Jefferson Parish Council to ask U.S. Treasury for $400,000 to develop Restore Act project plan By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 8, 2014. “The Jefferson Parish Council plans to vote Wednesday on …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 8, 2014
Losing Ground – Louisiana’s Moon Shot By Bob Marshall, The Lens, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs, ProPublica. Dec. 8, 2014. “Over the last 80 years, Louisiana’s coast has been starved of sediment by river levees and eviscerated by canals dredged for oil and gas extraction. Now, southeastern Louisiana is sinking at one of the fastest rates on the planet as the Gulf is rising.” (Read more ) Muck mined from Calcasieu Ship Channel rebuilding marshes By Richard Burgess, The …
West Maurepas Freshwater Diversion Project
Louisiana recently proposed 5 projects to be funded by the initial round of funding from the RESTORE Act. The West Maurepas Freshwater Diversion project’s objective, also known as the Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project, is to restore and enhance the health and sustainability of the Maurepas Swamp through the reintroduction of season Mississippi River inflow. Here’s what we wrote to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, in support of the West Maurepas Freshwater Diversion project: Dear Coastal Protection …
Biloxi Marsh Oyster Reef Restoration Project
Louisiana recently proposed 5 projects to be funded by the initial round of funding from the RESTORE Act. The Biloxi Marsh Oyster Reef Restoration project, also known as the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline project, will construct an oyster barrier reef along the southern and eastern shores of the Biloxi Marsh. This reef will provide a natural protective barrier to reduce the damaging effects of storm surges and provide wave attenuation. Here’s what we wrote to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 5, 2014
Studies try to place a value on La’s coast By Xerxes Wilson, Houma Courier. Dec. 4, 2014. “The ability to combine scientific data with social and economic data will allow for a greater understanding about how communities along the coast have been so resilient…..” (read more ) Climate change: Protect the world’s deltas By Liviu Giosan, James Syvitski, Stefan Constantinescu, Nature. Dec. 3, 2014. “Starved of sediment and fragmented by economic development, the Mississippi delta downstream is shrinking by …
Golden Triangle Marsh Creation Project
Louisiana recently proposed 5 projects to be funded by the initial round of funding from the RESTORE Act. The Golden Triangle Marsh Creation project, located in the Pontchartrain-Maurepas Basin, is designed to restore and protect wetland, fish, and wildlife habitat and help maintain landscape integrity and enhance community resilience. Here’s what we wrote to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, in support of the Golden Triangle Marsh Creation project: Dear Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority members, The undersigned groups …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 4, 2014
Panel: Diversions help rebuild Mississippi delta By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. Dec. 3, 2014. “Diverting the Mississippi River’s water and sediment is an effective way to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastal land, officials with an influential governor’s panel agreed Wednesday….” (read more ) Governor’s Advisory Commission Talks Social and Economic Impacts of Land Loss By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Dec. 3, 2014. “How many hundreds of billions of dollars do you incorporate into the movement of towns and communities and citizens …
West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment & Stabilization Project
“Louisiana recently proposed five projects to be funded by the initial round of funding from the RESTORE Act. West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment & Stabilization Project is part of the larger “Barataria Pass to Sandy Point Barrier Island Restoration,” a project we believe is critical to the Louisiana coast and to the whole Gulf Coast. Here’s what we wrote to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, in support of the West Grand Terre project:” Dear Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority members, The …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 3, 2014
LSU researchers get $24 million to study impacts of BP oil spill By Jed Lipinski, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 2, 2014. “LSU researchers have received substantial funding as part of a new round of research projects designed to address the impact of the spill on human health and coastal communities…” (read more ) Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill is still trapped in Alabama beaches, study finds AP, Huffington Post. Dec. 2, 2014. “A new study says oil from the Deepwater …
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and give. On this Giving Tuesday, we ask that you consider giving to one of the below organizations that work tirelessly to save Louisiana’s wetlands and coast. Experts with the Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 2, 2014
Environmental groups respond to RESTORE Council’s release of proposals to fund By Laurie Wiegler, Examiner.com. Dec. 1, 2014. “Conservation organizations responded to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s release of its list of 50 project and program proposals to be considered for funding with BP oil spill penalty funds.” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 1, 2014
The beauty of La’s disappearing coast By Brian Lukas, WWL. Nov. 27, 2014. “There is nothing more important to our region and our city than the wetlands and barrier islands that shield us from high winds and devastating storm surge.” (read more ) Is Louisiana’s coastline beyond saving? By Jason Berry, Propublica. Nov. 28, 2014. “The state knows it cannot completely stop land loss,” says Marshall, “but believes that by redirecting the river and its sediment into some of the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 25, 2014
What happened to the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster? By James Urton, Mongabay.com. Nov. 24, 2014. “Oil trapped in the deep ocean from this event fell to the seafloor, like a light mist settling over approximately 3,200 square kilometers…” (read more ) Scientist Gets More Support to Study Deepwater Horizon Spill Impact on Coast By Whitney Heins, Tennessee Today. Nov. 24, 2014. “The goal of the CWC research is to understand the long-term consequences of the oil spill to …
A Bird's Eye View of Coastal Erosion
This was originally posted on the National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife Promise blog. By Kelly Wagner, National Wildlife Federation Each day I pass an egret on the way to work that lingers in the watery ditches in my town. It amuses me that this elegant bird seems to give little concern to the cars that are passing within ten feet of it. It doesn’t know that I am heading to NWF’s New Orleans field office that has one focus—to restore its wetlands habitat in the …