Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 14, 2015
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New elevated boardwalk puts Lafourche wetlands on display Fox8 News. Jan. 13, 2015 “Lafourche Parish offers people an up-close look at the wetlands in Lockport thanks to a new boardwalk.” (Read More) EPA proposes more restrictive standards for oil spill dispersants By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 13, 2015 “These requirements are anticipated to encourage the development of safer and more effective spill mitigating products, and would better target the use of these products to reduce the risks to human …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 13, 2015
Coastal rundown: Year in Review By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Jan. 12, 2015 “One theme we set out to cover in the beginning is the way science and coastal restoration can be a boost to the gulf coast’s economy.” (Read More) As his parish shrinks, new Plaquemines president maps strategy to reclaim land By John Snell, Fox8-New Orleans. Jan. 10, 2015 “Unless current trends are reversed, the U.S. Geological Survey predicts the lower two-thirds of Plaquemines Parish by the year 2050 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 12, 2015
Appeals court won’t rehear a BP oil spill liability argument By Kevin McGill, Associated Press. Jan. 09, 2015 “A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its 2014 ruling that BP cannot avoid federal penalties for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill by blaming another company’s failed equipment.” (Read More) Coastal landowners helpless against erosion By Jonathan Olivier, DailyComet. Jan. 09, 2015 “The loss of land and culture are continuing to mount, and so is a dispersal of residents …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 9, 2015
New Plaquemines Parish Council denies coal export terminal’s building permit By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 08, 2015 “This new Parish Council made a political decision that has a real impact and sends a message to RAM that the parish will put what is best for the coast and its community before what is best for short-term industrial projects, especially those that would negatively impact coastal restoration efforts.” (Read More)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 06, 2015
The Bayou Woman – Life in the Louisiana Wetlands (Video, 13:30 mark) By Whitney Vann, WBRZ. Jan. 03, 2015 “Saltwater intrusion has killed so much of our wetlands, and with it, an important line of defense from hurricanes.” (Watch Video) Gulf Coast suffers majority of coastal wetlands loss By Ducks Unlimited, North Texas e-News. Jan. 01, 2015 “Louisiana’s coastal land loss is the greatest environmental, economic and cultural tragedy in North America.” (Read more) Orleans, other parishes collecting Christmas tress …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 05, 2014
Disappearing Defenses: The victories of 2014 (Video – David Muth) By John Snell, WVUE. Jan. 04, 2015. “The river built this place, all the land we are standing on, and we have to let it start building again.” (Read more ) Louisiana’s much-needed plan to save its wetlands is short almost $50 billion By Adam Wernick, PRI. Jan. 04, 2015. “If they don’t get this done in 50 to 60 years, they can’t get it done. [The result] will …
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. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 23, 2014
BP Says Deepwater Horizon Spill Civil Penalty Should be Lowered Along with Oil Prices By Angelo Young, International Business Times. Dec. 22, 2014. “British oil giant is asking the federal government to lower its civil penalty, citing the recent steep drop in global oil prices…” (Read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 22, 2014
Environmental Groups Draw Recommendations from Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan (Audio- David Muth) By Amy Jeffries, WWNO. Dec. 19, 2014. “A coalition of environmental groups has come up with their own ideas for how the first millions can best be spent to restore the coast.” (Read more) Study: Many residents could be displaced from flooding By Jonathan Olivier, Houma Today. Dec. 19, 2014. “The authors concluded relocation, or the movement of individuals, away from the coastline is “inevitable,” and is …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 18, 2014
Louisiana’s Moonshot: An Interview with Environmental Reporter Bob Marshall (audio) By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Dec. 17, 2014. “It’s really an historic mission, to steal a phrase from Star Trek, boldly going where no coastal scientists and engineers have ever gone before….” (Read more ) SWLA and Southeast Texas join forces to restore coast By Theresa Schmidt, KPLC TV. Dec. 17, 2014. “Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas are joining forces to fight to save the coast and wetlands of the Chenier …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 17, 2014
Coastal Rundown: Louisiana RESTORE Project Proposals By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Dec. 17, 2014. “The projects include creation of marshes adjacent to the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans East, Lake Maurepas and Biloxi, and money for consolidated management of the Mississippi River.” (Read more ) For the first time since BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, portion of water around Grand Isle reopened By AP, The Advocate. Dec. 17, 2014. “Commercial fishermen are once again harvesting Gulf seafood off the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 16, 2014
The Plan to Save Louisiana’s Wetlands By Chris Peak, NationSwell. Dec. 14, 2014. “Two thousand square miles of wetlands have already been submerged in the Gulf of Mexico, and the state’s shoreline is receding quicker than anywhere else on Earth…” (Read more ) Got an idea to help save La.’s coast? By Jonathan Olivier, DailyComet. Dec. 15, 2014. “The state and a wetlands research group are looking for research and innovative ideas to help save Louisiana’s eroding coast…” (Read …
Latest 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 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Dec. 11, 2014
National conservation coalition brings unified vision to Louisiana coastal restoration By Kate Archer Kent, Red River Radio (Shreveport, La.). Dec. 10, 2014. “A coalition of national environmental groups says the billions of dollars expected from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill penalties should go toward rapidly rebuilding Louisiana’s coastline…” (read more). Solutions for Mississippi River Delta By DredgingToday.com. Dec. 11, 2014. “A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday released a report outlining 19 priority projects for restoring the Mississippi River …