Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 06, 2015
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Delta Blues Part 3: Better Together By Eve Troeh & Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Feb. 05, 2015 “Louisiana faces the highest relative rates of sea level rise in the world. As policy and funding debates rage over how to best restore and protect our coastal communities, local leaders also look for allies elsewhere.” (Read More) Cedric Richmond urges President Obama to scrap plan to cancel offshore revenue sharing By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 05, 2015 “Canals cut through Louisiana wetlands …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 05, 2015
Greens fume over Obama’s bid to divert restoration funding By Phil Taylor, Greenwire. Feb. 04, 2015 “This proposed budget undercuts the administration’s previous commitments to restore critical economic infrastructure and ecosystems in the Mississippi River Delta, where we are losing 16 square miles of critical wetlands every year — a preventable coastal erosion crisis,” the environmental groups said. “Those wetlands, and the culture and economic infrastructure they protect from hurricanes, will be lost without complete and ongoing intervention.” (Read More) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 03, 2015
Proposed 2015-16 coastal restoration and protection plan swells to $773 million By Mark Schleifstein, The Times Picayune. Feb. 02, 2015 “The 223-page “annual plan” by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, which must be approved by the Louisiana Legislature, serves as a blueprint for the state’s $50 billion, 50-year coastal protection and restoration Master Plan.” (Read More) BP oil spill trial wraps up nearly 2 years after historic litigation began By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 02, 2015 “The final …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 02, 2015
Millions of gallons of oil settled at the bottom of the gulf after BP oil spill By Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress. Jan. 30, 2015 “Millions of gallons of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill didn’t get cleaned up, and instead settled in the sediment of the Gulf of Mexico’s floor, a new study has found.” (Read More) America’s WETLAND Foundation calls coastal restoration budget cuts ‘No Go’ zone By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 30, 2015 “In such dire budget …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 30, 2015
BP oil spill: Study traces almost 10 million gallons to Gulf sea floor By Jayalakshmi K, International Business Times. Jan. 30, 2015 “A study led by Florida State University Professor of Oceanography Jeff Chanton has found around 6 million to 10 million gallons buried in the sediment on the Gulf floor, about 62 miles southeast of the Mississippi Delta.” (Read More) With recent ruling, federal judge cuts at least $240 million from state’s BP fine By Bob Marshall, The Lens. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 29, 2015
5 Years after the Spill: What BP Owes the Gulf Coast By David Yarnold, Roll Call. Jan. 29, 2015 “It’s been nearly five years since BP slimed the Gulf Coast, taking the lives of 11 men, wrecking livelihoods and killing tens of thousands of helpless coastal birds. Finally, federal Judge Carl Barbier is heading into the final stretch, deciding how much the third largest oil company in the world will have to pay in pollution fines for the worst oil …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 28, 2015
State’s coastal agency asked to come up with potential budget cuts By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Jan. 28, 2015 “Up to this point, they have been spared,” said David Muth, director for Mississippi River Delta Restoration for the National Wildlife Federation. This is an organization tasked with protecting coastal Louisiana, Muth said. Asking it to make budget cuts, “It’s just not a good sign.” (Read More) In BP oil spill trial, company’s expert witnesses to testify to recovering wildlife, strong …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 27, 2015
No ‘compelling evidence’ BP oil spill sickened cleanup workers, Gulf Coast residents witness testifies By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 27, 2015 “There is ‘no compelling evidence’ the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill damaged the health of cleanup workers and Gulf Coast residents, and there is no reason to believe longer-term studies will expose chronic illnesses linked to the disaster, a public health expert testified Monday (Jan. 26).” (Read More) Expert witness testifies to BP’s ‘extraordinarily effective’ oil spill …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 26, 2015
In oil spill trial, first BP expert witness to testify about effectiveness of response By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 26, 2015 “BP will call its first witnesses Monday (Jan. 26) as it seeks a penalty lower than the $13.7 billion the federal government wants for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company’s experts will testify to the effectiveness of BP’s effort to minimize the spill’s impact.” (Read More) BP’s finances ‘better today than prior to the oil …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 23, 2015
BP oil spill rippled through ‘fabric of Gulf Coast economy,’ witness testifies By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 22, 2015 “The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill took an economic toll that “reached out into the fabric of the entire Gulf Coast economy,” an impact only modestly countered by BP’s spending and investment in the region, an economic expert testified on Thursday (Jan. 22).” (Read More) In BP oil spill trial, U.S. witness to outline how much BP can afford …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 22, 2015
Coastal programs to see 5 percent budget cuts in 2015-16, Coastal Authority Executive Director says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 21, 2015 “Clearly, Louisiana is facing a short-term budgetary crisis, but CPRA is tackling a much more serious long-term crisis,” said a statement released late Wednesday by the Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation.” (Read More) In BP oil spill trial, U.S. witnesses to detail …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 21, 2015
BP oil spill trial: Feds call more witnesses Wednesday By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 21, 2015 “The U.S. government will call on several more witnesses starting Wednesday morning (Jan. 21) to help bolster its argument that BP should pay the maximum $13.7 billion fine for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.” (Read More) Judge in BP trial raises prospect of big penalty paid in installments By Daniel Gilbert, The Wall Street Journal. Jan. 21, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 20, 2015
Billions at stake as latest phase of BP civil trial opens By Richard Thompson, The New Orleans Advocate. Jan. 20, 2015 “Barring a last-minute settlement, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to begin hearing testimony Tuesday as he considers how many billions of dollars BP and a minority partner in its ill-fated Macondo well should have to pay as a penalty for their roles in the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.” (Read More) Environmental groups …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 16, 2015
Judge puts BP’s top fine at $13.7 billion for Gulf oil disaster; U.S. Sought $18 billion By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Bloomberg News. Jan. 16, 2015 “Today’s ruling on the spill’s size sets the stage for a trial next week in New Orleans at which Barbier will determine the amount of the fines, based on the law’s provision for as much as $4,300 per barrel released and factors such as what BP did to minimize or mitigate the effects of the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 15, 2015
Five years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: What we know now Business Wire. Jan. 15, 2015 “2015 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference to Highlight Latest Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Research Results in Houston, Texas.” (Read More)