Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 10, 2014
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Louisiana restoration projects should get top priority with BP oil spill fine money, environmental groups say By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 9, 2014. “Rebuilding Louisiana’s coast, including the rapidly eroding Mississippi River delta, should be the main use of billions of dollars in expected BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill fine and restoration money…”(Read more) Saving Louisiana By David Yarnold, President, National Audubon Society, Huffington Post. Dec. 9, 2014. “It’s not just Louisiana’s people, economy, culture and wildlife that are …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 9, 2014
Legal experts: BP’s failed U.S. Supreme Court appeal sends ‘clear signal,’ sets tone for future disputes By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 8, 2014. “The basis for the position they’ve taken for a couple of years now is no longer a valid position legally.” (Read more ) Jefferson Parish Council to ask U.S. Treasury for $400,000 to develop Restore Act project plan By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 8, 2014. “The Jefferson Parish Council plans to vote Wednesday on …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 8, 2014
Losing Ground – Louisiana’s Moon Shot By Bob Marshall, The Lens, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs, ProPublica. Dec. 8, 2014. “Over the last 80 years, Louisiana’s coast has been starved of sediment by river levees and eviscerated by canals dredged for oil and gas extraction. Now, southeastern Louisiana is sinking at one of the fastest rates on the planet as the Gulf is rising.” (Read more ) Muck mined from Calcasieu Ship Channel rebuilding marshes By Richard Burgess, The …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 5, 2014
Studies try to place a value on La’s coast By Xerxes Wilson, Houma Courier. Dec. 4, 2014. “The ability to combine scientific data with social and economic data will allow for a greater understanding about how communities along the coast have been so resilient…..” (read more ) Climate change: Protect the world’s deltas By Liviu Giosan, James Syvitski, Stefan Constantinescu, Nature. Dec. 3, 2014. “Starved of sediment and fragmented by economic development, the Mississippi delta downstream is shrinking by …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 4, 2014
Panel: Diversions help rebuild Mississippi delta By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. Dec. 3, 2014. “Diverting the Mississippi River’s water and sediment is an effective way to restore Louisiana’s eroding coastal land, officials with an influential governor’s panel agreed Wednesday….” (read more ) Governor’s Advisory Commission Talks Social and Economic Impacts of Land Loss By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Dec. 3, 2014. “How many hundreds of billions of dollars do you incorporate into the movement of towns and communities and citizens …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 3, 2014
LSU researchers get $24 million to study impacts of BP oil spill By Jed Lipinski, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 2, 2014. “LSU researchers have received substantial funding as part of a new round of research projects designed to address the impact of the spill on human health and coastal communities…” (read more ) Oil from Deepwater Horizon spill is still trapped in Alabama beaches, study finds AP, Huffington Post. Dec. 2, 2014. “A new study says oil from the Deepwater …
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and give. On this Giving Tuesday, we ask that you consider giving to one of the below organizations that work tirelessly to save Louisiana’s wetlands and coast. Experts with the Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 2, 2014
Environmental groups respond to RESTORE Council’s release of proposals to fund By Laurie Wiegler, Examiner.com. Dec. 1, 2014. “Conservation organizations responded to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s release of its list of 50 project and program proposals to be considered for funding with BP oil spill penalty funds.” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 1, 2014
The beauty of La’s disappearing coast By Brian Lukas, WWL. Nov. 27, 2014. “There is nothing more important to our region and our city than the wetlands and barrier islands that shield us from high winds and devastating storm surge.” (read more ) Is Louisiana’s coastline beyond saving? By Jason Berry, Propublica. Nov. 28, 2014. “The state knows it cannot completely stop land loss,” says Marshall, “but believes that by redirecting the river and its sediment into some of the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 25, 2014
What happened to the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster? By James Urton, Mongabay.com. Nov. 24, 2014. “Oil trapped in the deep ocean from this event fell to the seafloor, like a light mist settling over approximately 3,200 square kilometers…” (read more ) Scientist Gets More Support to Study Deepwater Horizon Spill Impact on Coast By Whitney Heins, Tennessee Today. Nov. 24, 2014. “The goal of the CWC research is to understand the long-term consequences of the oil spill to …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 24, 2014
Vermilion coastal projects focus on objectives that restore shorelines and lost marsh By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Nov. 24, 2014. “While much coastal restoration effort concentrates on building back marsh that’s washed away, it’s much more effective to prevent the loss in the first place.…” (read more ) Improvements to floodwalls along Industrial Canal, water sharing with central wetlands, may be next step for reducing effects of storm surge flooding, levee authority contractor says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 21, 2014
WWNO’s Jesse Hardman Interviews Nola.com’s Mark Schleifstein (AUDIO) By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Nov. 20, 2014. “This fall a series of long form news pieces about Louisiana’s coat have appeared in various national media…we wanted to see how these stories were received, and what the impact of them might be…” (read more ) Money from 2 small energy companies’ settlement earmarked for coastal restoration By Kevin McGill, AP. Nov. 20, 2014. “Money from the first and only settlement so far …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 20, 2014
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Awards $140 Million to Support Research CWPPRA. Nov. 20, 2014. “The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has selected 12 research consortia to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health…” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 19, 2014
The race to save Louisiana’s disappearing coast By Jason Berry, Global Post. Nov. 18, 2014. “The federal government recently erased more than 20 communities south of New Orleans from the map – they’re underwater now…” (read more ) Freshwater Bayou marsh creation project restoring Louisiana’s coast By Kari Beal, KATC. Nov. 18, 2014. “The constant battle to save Louisiana’s coastline is making progress in Vermilion Parish…” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov.18, 2014
NFWF Announces $13.2 million in Support of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan Washington D.C, Nov. 17, 2014. “The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $13.2 million in funding to support critical monitoring and other related activities to benefit priority barrier islands and river diversion projects in Louisiana….” (read more ) Louisiana gets $13.2 million from National Fish & Wildlife Foundation By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Nov. 17, 2014. “The new grant will allow the state to analyze …