Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 5, 2015
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The Deepwater Horizon Catastophe 5 Years On By Brett Garling, National Geographic. March 05, 2015 “But the world witnessed Deepwater Horizon. Millions of gallons of oil flooded the Gulf of Mexico everyday — for 87 days. The biggest accidental oil spill ever. Five years later the effects of the Deepwater Horizon blowout still endure.” (Read More) $1 billion cost estimate prompts Louisiana to rethink coastal project By John Snell, WVUE-FOX8. March 04, 2015 “Without widespread use of diversions in the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 04, 2015
Why do we measure wetlands loss in football fields? By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. March 03, 2015 “What happens when you combine the most popular sport in the U.S. with one of the most dire environmental situations in the country? The catchy analogy that a football field sized piece of Louisiana coastal wetlands is lost every half-hour.” (Read More) At pivotal moment in region’s history, NOLA.com| The Times-Picayune launches Future of New Orleans project The Times-Picayune. March 03, 2015 “The Future …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 03, 2015
Confronting the enemy below: hydrologists float plan to keep water in city By Bob Marshall, The Lens. March 02, 2015 “That problem is subsidence – the steady, costly and dangerous sinking of the city caused by the drying of the delta soils it rests on. It turns out New Orleans, known for its epic battles to keep water outside of its levees, is also threatened by keeping too little water in.” (Read More) Agency seeks input on Louisiana’s Center for …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 2, 2015
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 …
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) …
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 …