Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 10, 2015
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1970 study shows impact of MRGO on salinity in part of Lake Pontchartrain Basin *features John Lopez, LPBF By Todd Masson, The Times-Picayune. July 9, 2015 “A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries study released in 1970 shows how profoundly the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet impacted salinity levels in a significant portion of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.” (Read More) New Orleans accepts $45 million settlement offer on BP oil spill WWL. July 9, 2015 “Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Thursday announced …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 9, 2015
House to White House: Keep hands off oil and gas revenue sharing for Gulf states By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. July 8, 2015 “These Gulf States not only produce the lion’s share of the infrastructure and workforce for the industry in the Gulf of Mexico, we also have inherent environmental and economic risks,” Byrne said. “The BP oil spill five years ago should tell us all what that means.” (Read More) Rising Mississippi River will trigger more levee, vessel restrictions …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 8, 2015
BP Deal Will Lead to a Cleaner Gulf By Editorial Board, The New York Times. July 8, 2015 “Though no amount of money can ever compensate for the staggering damage caused by the 2010 BP oil spill, last week’s provisional $18.7 billion settlement among five states, the federal government and the company will help make amends for one of the worst environmental disasters in American history.” (Read More) MRGO changed seafood makeup of Lake Pontchartrain *features John Lopez, LPBF By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 7, 2015
Chat with law experts at noon Tuesday about BP oil spill settlement By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. July 6, 2015 “Who will benefit more from the $18.7 billion Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement: BP or the Gulf Coast? Chat at noon Tuesday (July 7) with law experts Ed Sherman and David A. Logan about the settlement, how and when the court will approve it, and which side could benefit more.” (Read More) Environmentalists welcome oil spill settlement *features Simone …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 6, 2015
With BP cash, Louisiana could jump start coastal restoration: Editorial *features MRD statement The Times-Picayune. July 5, 2015 “Voters will choose the next governor and the new Legislature this fall. The candidates for those posts must commit to putting all these resources toward strengthening the coast. That must be the mission of all of our political leaders. The future of coastal Louisiana and everyone who lives and works here depends on spending this money the right way.” (Read More) Coastal …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 1, 2015
Campaign aides to governor hopeful get a tutorial on Louisiana’s coastal projects *features Cynthia Duet, NAS & David Muth, NWF By Amy Wold, The Advocate. July 1, 2015 “These projects cannot afford to come to a screeching halt or slow down to wait for a new group to catch up,” said Cynthia Duet, deputy director of Audubon Louisiana. “These projects and the 2017 master plan need to continue on a path forward.” (Read More) Sunken city or surging metropolis? 9 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 29, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court rejects BP, Anadarko over Deepwater Horizon spill penalties By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters. June 29, 2015 “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by BP Plc(BP.L) and Anadarko Petroleum Corp(APC.N) to avoid penalties under federal pollution law in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The high court left in place a June 2014 ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the companies were liable for civil penalties under …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 24, 2015
USDA seeks partner proposals to protect and restore critical wetlands in Louisiana KLFY. June 23, 2015 “Kevin Norton, state conservationist in Louisiana for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today the availability of $17.5 million in financial and technical assistance nationwide to help eligible conservation partners voluntarily protect, restore and enhance critical wetlands on private and tribal agricultural lands.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 23, 2015
Late high Mississippi River has Corps watching sand boils, seepage on levees By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. June 22, 2015 “An unusually late rise in the Mississippi River, swollen by repeated heavy rains in the upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys, has the Army Corps of Engineers keeping track of 14 sand boils and a dozen seepage areas along river levees in Iberville, Ascension and West Baton Rouge parishes, a corps official said Monday.” (Read More) A better bayou: Work aims …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 22, 2015
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Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 18, 2015
Barrier island project moves forward Editorial, Daily Comet. June 16, 2015 “Any restoration of our barrier islands will go a long way toward protecting us from future storms. Without the natural building agents once brought by the rivers, though, any fix of these islands is merely temporary. We are likely on a path that will see us having to carry out similar restoration projects for the foreseeable future.” (Read More) Guest column: The New Orleans model for revival after …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 17, 2015
NASA studies Louisiana’s changing wetlands By Alan Buis, Phys.org. June 17, 2015 “An area of particular interest on this mission was the Wax Lake Delta. According to UAVSAR Principal Investigator Cathleen Jones of JPL, the Wax Lake Delta is one of the few deltas in the world that is actually growing through natural sedimentation processes.” (Read More) Louisiana’s four gubernatorial candidates vow not to raid Wilfelife and Fisheries funds By Todd Masson, The Times-Picayune. June 16, 2015 “We’re in …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 15, 2015
Katrina: An in-depth look at the disaster that brought New Orleans to its knees and changed it forever The New Orleans Advocate. June 14, 2015 “An unprecedented $71 billion in federal assistance has remade southeast Louisiana in ways large and small, from the temporary blue-tarp roofs that dotted the landscape in late 2005 to the higher, stronger levees that replaced the ones that failed so catastrophically on Aug. 29, spilling tragedy into the region.” (Read More) Five years later, Deepwater …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 12, 2015
Feds approve sand source for Louisiana barrier island rebuilding project By Mark Schleifstein, The Times Picayune. June 11, 2015 “The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has signed an agreement with Louisiana officials allowing the state to mine 13.4 million cubic yards of sand from Ship Shoal, an underwater sand formation in federal waters. The sand will be used to rebuild the Caillou Lake Headlands – also known as Whiskey Island – on the southern edge of Terrebonne Parish.” (Read …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 11, 2015
BP oil spill fine ruling may be imminent Argus Media. June 10, 2015 “A key ruling on Clean Water Act (CWA) fines that BP must pay to resolve damages caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be imminent after a judge canceled a hearing.” (Read More) BOEM, Louisiana to Restore Whiskey Island By Eric Haun, Marine Technology News. June 10, 2015 “Restoring barrier islands protects vital wetlands along the Gulf Coast and is part …