Groups Pleased As Key Sediment Diversions Advance, Coastal Restoration Funds Protected
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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, 225.767.4181, jimmy.frederick@crcl.org John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 504.421.7348, jlopez@saveourlake.org Groups Pleased As Key Sediment Diversions Advance, Coastal Restoration Funds Protected CPRA Board Moves Forward on Two Diversion Projects, Proposes Using GOMESA Funds for Highway Elevation (October 21, 2015 – Baton Rouge) Today, Louisiana’s Coastal Protection …
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, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: April 1, 2015
Cat Island nearly gone; BP oil mat and tar balls still visible on East Grand Terre Island By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). March 31, 2015 “Only two tiny strips of sand and shell, dotted with a few skeletal remains of mangrove trees, are all that was left of Cat Island, a tiny isle in Barataria Bay that held thriving colonies of brown pelicans, wading birds and gulls prior to the BP Deepwater Horizion oil spill, on Tuesday (Mar. …
Five years after oil spill, boat trips to Barataria Bay reveal tar balls, dying islands
Sadly, this is not an April Fools joke. Nearly five years after the BP Gulf oil disaster, we took a trip to Louisiana’s Barataria Bay to see the continuing and ongoing environmental effects of the spill. Representatives from Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, Louisiana Wildlife Federation and Restore or Retreat organized a boat tour for local and national media to see for themselves the continued negative effects of the spill and the dire need for restoration. …
Five Years Later: Gulf Oil Disaster’s Impacts to Habitat and Wildlife Still Evident
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 Five Years Later: Gulf Oil Disaster’s Impacts to Habitat and Wildlife Still Evident Leading Conservation Groups Highlight BP Spill’s Ongoing Effects, Continued Need for Restoration (New Orleans, LA—March 31, 2015) Five years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 men and spewing at least 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: March 31, 2015
BP spill continues to threaten Gulf wildlife, National Wildlife Federation says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). March 30, 2015. “The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to pose a significant threat to wildlife in and around the Gulf of Mexico, with at least 20 species seeing continued problems five years after the accident, according to a report released Monday (Mar. 30) by the National Wildlife Federation…” (read more). Report: Problems linger in Gulf of Mexico long after 2010 …
Survey Says Majority of Americans Believe BP Should Pay Maximum Gulf Oil Spill Fines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Survey Says Majority of Americans Believe BP Should Pay Maximum Gulf Oil Spill Fines 70 percent say oil company should be fined the maximum allowed under the Clean Water Act (New Orleans – February 6, 2015) A new national survey reports that 70 percent of Americans polled nationwide believe “BP should be fined …
Conservation Groups React to Coastal Restoration Cuts in President’s Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Conservation Groups React to Coastal Restoration Cuts in President’s Budget Proposed budget jeopardizes critical wetlands restoration (NEW ORLEANS – February 4, 2015) On Monday, President Obama unveiled a $4 trillion proposed budget that would tap more than $3 billion in future oil and gas revenues from Gulf Coast states to pay for other …
Final Phase of BP Oil Spill Trial to Begin Next Week
Press Statement + Interview Opportunities Available Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Lauren Bourg, National Audubon Society, 225.776.9838, lbourg@audubon.org Final Phase of BP Oil Spill Trial to Begin Next Week BP must be held fully accountable for its role in nation’s largest oil disaster (New Orleans – January 15, 2015) On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, the third and final phase of the BP oil spill civil trial will begin …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 30, 2014
Lafourche Parish project part of new emphasis on private financing in coastal work By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge). Dec. 30, 2014. “Organizers of a new coastal restoration project hope to show how these kind of projects can be done swiftly and somewhat cheaply through private investment, rather than solely depending on government to lead the way…” (read more). Landing private investors would lower public cost of coastal restoration, newspaper reports By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Dec. …
What can the Caernarvon Diversion and Bohemia Spillway teach us about coastal restoration?
By Theryn Henkel, Ph.D., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation The Coastal Sustainability Program at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) recently released an article titled “Examination of Deltaic Processes of Mississippi River Outlets–Caernarvon Delta and Bohemia Spillway in Southeastern Louisiana” in the Gulf Coastal Association of Geological Societies Journal. The article details work that LPBF has done investigating the development of the Caernarvon Delta and operation of the Bohemia Spillway, both located in Plaquemines Parish, La. Natural land-building deltaic processes of …
Tagged ReportsJob Opening: Avian Biologist, Audubon Louisiana
Overview: Now in its second century, Audubon is dedicated to protecting birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Audubon’s mission is engaging people in bird conservation on a hemispheric scale through science, policy, education and on-the-ground conservation action. By mobilizing and aligning its network of Chapters, Centers, State and Important Bird Area programs in the four major migratory flyways in the Americas, the organization will bring the full power of Audubon to bear on protecting common and …
Tagged EconomicsJob Opening: Senior Policy Specialist, Gulf Coast Restoration, National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation is seeking a Senior Policy Specialist for Gulf Coast Restoration to join our staff in Washington, DC. In this role you will advocate on behalf of NWF’s Gulf Coast Restoration and Mississippi Delta Restoration (MRD) programs to protect and restore the Gulf of Mexico coastal area to greater resiliency in the face of storms, floods, sea level rise, human-caused erosion, oil spills, and other threats to wildlife and to coastal communities. This includes leading the national portion …
Tagged EconomicsLatest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 15, 2014
Opinion: Coastal restoration needs energy support now By the Editorial Board, New Orleans CityBusiness. Dec. 12, 2014. “Environmentalists and the energy sector typically don’t see eye to eye. Call it an oil-and-water relationship. But this week, the former took a stance that merits the support of the latter. Although it comes at the expense of a major player in oil and gas, their suggestions will help ensure the long-term prospect of the industry in south Louisiana…” (read more). Post-BP Plans …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 12, 2014
National Wildlife Federation recommends 5 Alabama projects for oil spill restoration funding By Dennis Pillion, al.com. Dec. 11, 2014. “In a report released this week the National Wildlife Federation recommended oyster reef creation, land acquisition and watershed restoration among Alabama-based projects that should be given priority as federal and state officials begin dividing up fine money collected from BP and other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…” (read more). Plaquemines Parish Council postpones vote on coal export terminal’s …