Latest Mississippi River Delta news: April 1, 2015
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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. …
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 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 30, 2015
High Mississippi, Atchafalaya rivers pouring sediment into Louisiana wetlands, lakes, Gulf By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. March 27, 2015 “The rising Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers are carrying a wealth of sediment — clearly visible from space — into coastal wetlands, Lake Pontchartrain and other coastal lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recent image from NASA’s MODIS satellite.” (Read More) UNO Katrina Summit: Coastal LA too exposed 10 years later By Rob Masson, WVUE – Fox8. March 27, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 27, 2015
Treasurer Kennedy: ‘Oil settlement money for coastal restoration only’ By Monica Grimaldo, KPLC. March 27, 2015 “The Board of Regents supported a proposal on Wednesday to be sponsored by New Orleans Rep. Walt Leger that targets money Louisiana is expected to receive from BP to pay for economic damage caused by the massive 2010 spill, but State Treasurer John Kennedy thinks the money should be used towards rebuilding the coast.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 26, 2015
Opposing opinion on river diversions show contentious nature of coastal master plan *features Kim Reyher, CRCL By The Editors, The Lens. March 26, 2015 “The bottom line is this: Sediment diversions are our most powerful tool for coastal restoration. Without sediment diversions, our wetlands will be lost. As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, when so many of us witnessed the devastating results of a withered coastline, it’s time to come together and get to work …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 25, 2015
America’s Second-Worst Oil Spill is Still Scarring the Shores of Alaska By Jennifer Latson, Time. March 24, 2015 “While the lessons learned in the Alaskan cleanup may have led to a better response to the spill in the Gulf, the most enduring lesson is that maritime oil spills are devastating even with the best possible response.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 23, 2015
No levees in Corp’ $1.8 billion flood plan for southwest Louisiana By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. March 20, 2015 “The plan includes about $493 million for nine major marsh restoration projects; about $364 million for five shoreline protection and stabilization projects; $200,000 to reforest chenier ridges; and $4.3 million to control salinity and water movement in the Cameron-Creole Spillway.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 20, 2015
Despite rosy report, BP still cleaning up oil By David Hammer, WWL-TV. March 19, 2015 “Just as BP released a report this week stating that its massive oil spill five years ago did not have a lasting impact on the Gulf environment, WWL-TV found crews trying to clean up the largest tar mat seen in Louisiana in more than a year.” (Read More) *Also posted on USA Today BP report says Gulf environment returning to normal, others call report premature, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 18, 2015
Day after boasting of Gulf’s health, BP confirms 25,000-pound tar mat By Bob Marshall, The Lens. March 18, 2015 “On Monday, BP released a statement claiming the environment of the northern Gulf of Mexico had returned its “baseline condition” five years after its Deepwater Horizon disaster pumped more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off Louisiana’s coast. But on Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard was supervising the ongoing removal of a large oil tar mat on East …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 17, 2015
BP report says Gulf rebounding, but government officials, environmentalists dismiss results as ‘cherry-picked’ *Features David Muth, NWF & Melanie Driscoll, NAS By Mark Schliefstein, The Times-Picayune. March 16, 2015 “It is grossly premature and has a very narrow point of view, and they have clearly cherry-picked the data and information they’d like to discuss,” said Kyle Graham, chairman of the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, which serves as state trustee in the federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment process designed …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 16, 2015
BP win cutting Gulf spill tab by $4 billion fought by U.S. By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Bloomberg Business. March 13, 2015 “The U.S. is fighting a judge’s decision that shaved more than $4 billion off the maximum pollution penalties BP Plc must pay for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, the biggest offshore oil discharge in U.S. history.” (Read More) Barrier island dune restoration to begin in May *Photo: Simone Maloz, Restore or Retreat By Aaren Gordon, Houma Courrier. March …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 12, 2015
BP Labors to Cast Doubt on Gulf Spill Study It Dislikes By Bryan Gruley & Bradley Olson, Bloomberg Business. March 11, 2015 “As the five-year anniversary of the spill nears, BP is waging a public campaign to promote the idea that the gulf has largely recovered. The company’s public statements have hewed closer to the adversarial tone of litigation than the conciliatory stance the company struck immediately following the well blowout, which killed 11 men and fouled Gulf Coast beaches …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 10, 2015
Louisiana congressional delegation fights Obama administration proposal to strip off-shore revenue sharing By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. March 09, 2015 “Graves said Louisiana and other off-shore producing states have paid an environmental price as a result of oil and gas production that serves the entire United States. It is only appropriate, he said, to provide a share of off-shore revenue sharing for coastal restoration efforts, particularly in Louisiana, which he noted has lost more wetlands than any other state.” (Read …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 09, 2015
Oil-flushing Mississippi River pulse also boosted coastal wetland production By Jeff Gillies, Environmental Monitor. March 05, 2015 “The baldcypress trees in one patch of Louisiana wetlands thrived following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a new study. A strategy to release extra water from the Mississippi River to push oil away from the coast mimicked a tactic that conservationists hope could slow the loss of coastal wetlands.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 6, 2015
Carbon credits could generate $1.6 billion for Louisiana coastal restoration, study says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. March 05, 2015 “Louisiana could earn up to $1.6 billion for coastal restoration projects over the next 50 years by selling credits for storing carbon in wetland plants and soils, according to a new study by New Orleans-based Tierra Resources, Entergy Corp. and the ClimateTrust.” (Read More) Is BP responsible for the deaths of over 1,000 dolphins along the Gulf coast? (Audio) By …