Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 23, 2014
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Officials take patient approach to oil spill fine money By Xerxes Wilson, The Daily Comet. Oct. 22, 2014. “Local officials are taking a patient approach to spending money being allocated…” (read more) BP Oil Spill Didn’t Ruin Gulf of Mexico, Says Politico Piece Written by BP Communications Guy By Zach Schonfeld, Newsweek. Oct. 22, 2014. ““No, BP Didn’t Ruin the Gulf,” argues a Politico Magazine story published Tuesday…” (read more) Your City’s Best Defense Against Climate Change: Nature By Kristine Wong, TakePart. Oct. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 22, 2014
New Orleans Hosts 2014 Greenbuild Conference And Expo (+audio) By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Oct. 21, 2014. “Here are two buzzwords you probably hear a lot these days: ‘sustainability’ and ‘resilience’…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 21, 2014
Supreme Court rejects bid to revive lawsuits against BP By The Associated Press. Oct. 20, 2014. “The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from 11 Louisiana parishes…” (read more) Agency approves Water Campus building By Timothy Boone, The Advocate. Oct. 20, 2014. “The first component of the Water Campus, a 33-acre center for coastal education and research…” (read more) Honors Thesis studies coastal region research By Kelsey Bordelon, The Daily Reveille. Oct. 20, 2014. “It’s not every day Honors College …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 20, 2014
Lack of federal oversight cited in coastal restoration grants By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Oct. 19, 2014. “A recent report by the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General slammed…” (read more) New Orleans Film Festival best bet, Day 5: BP oil-spill doc ‘Great Invisible’ puts focus on human toll By Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 20, 2014. “There have been other documentaries about the BP oil spill, and there will be many more to come…” (read more) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 17, 2014
A Tale Of Two Coastal Towns Part 1: Staten Island (audio) By Jesse Hardman, WNNO. Oct. 16, 2014. “Low lying coastal areas are the front lines for sea level rise, and increasingly frequent…” (read more) A Tale Of Two Coastal Towns Part 2: Plaquemines Parish (audio) By Jesse Hardman, WNNO. Oct. 16, 2014. “For the first 50 years of his life Donald Stokes lived happily in Braithwaite, a town…” (read more) Could Louisiana reclaim its coast from the Gulf? By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 16, 2014
New marsh flood protection at Bayou St. John (Video) By WWL TV. Oct. 15, 2014. “Some say it’s a way to restore vital marshlands in Louisiana. Others tout the green space it’ll provide…” (read more) Louisiana hopes to get between $1 billion and $4.9 billion in Restore Act oil spill fine money (+video) By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 15, 2014. “Louisiana hopes to receive between $1 billion and $4.9 billion for coastal restoration…” (read more) Gulf Coast chambers right …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 15, 2014
U.S. Treasury clears way for Gulf states, local governments to get first Restore Act money By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 14, 2014. “The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday (Oct. 14) gave final approval…” (read more) Gulf Coast chambers right to fight BP’s attempt to erode settlement: Editorial Editorial by The Times-Picayune. Oct. 15, 2014. “The oil that gushed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s broken well for 87 days in 2010…” (read more) Stranded turtle numbers along Mississippi …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 14, 2014
Bad news might have an up side Editorial by The Daily Comet. Oct. 14, 2014. “Yet another study has found that rising seas threaten increasing damage to the Gulf…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 13, 2014
Voice of the Wetlands Festival closes out with an all-star jam today in Houma By David Lee Simmons, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 12, 2014. “On a weekend jam-packed with amazing Louisiana festivals…” (read more) Following the flow of oil spill fine money By Kimberly Blair, The Pensacola News Journal. Oct. 12, 2014. “Now that the $100 million in BP early restoration dollars have been allocated…” (read more) Voice of the Wetlands: What’s it all about? By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier. Oct. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 10, 2014
Jefferson Parish officials devise agreement to eliminate wild hogs damaging levees (+video) By Casey Ferrand, WDSU (New Orleans, La.). Oct. 9, 2014. “An overpopulation of feral hogs are wreaking havoc on the levee system in Jefferson Parish…” (read more) St. Bernard meets requirements for some Clean Water Act oil spill penalty money By Benjamin-Alexander Bloch, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 9, 2014. “St. Bernard Parish’s new comprehensive plan was approved and certified by the governor’s office…” (read more) New documentary explores Deepwater Horizon disaster …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 9, 2014
Mid-Barataria diversion could create 22 square miles of land in 20 years, researcher says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 8, 2014. “Louisiana’s proposed Mid-Barataria sediment diversion, which would be located on the west bank…” (read more) `The Great Invisible’ Captures BP Spill Aftermath, Without Wahlberg By Loren Steffy, Forbes. Oct. 8, 2014. “Much attention has been generated recently by the announcement that Mark Wahlberg…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 8, 2014
Interior Inspector General questions $14.2M of Coastal Impact grants to Louisiana, parishes By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Oct. 7, 2014. “The U.S. Department of the Interior Inspector General has questioned $14.2 million…” (read more) $2.5M for Wetlands Restoration Projects in Louisiana By Dredging Today. Oct. 8, 2014. “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $2.5 million…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 7, 2014
WWNO’s Coastal Glossary By Laine Kaplan-Levenson and Jesse Hardman. Oct. 7, 2014. “As we explore the Gulf Coast more comprehensively than ever before, trying to understand better…” (read more) Major Gulf Spill Restoration Plan Approved By Dredging Today. Oct. 6, 2014. “NOAA together with its partners have announced the signing of a formal Record of Decision…” (read more) More than $100 million approved for barrier island protection By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier. Oct. 6, 2014. “Trustees overseeing the BP …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 6, 2014
Feds, states announce $627M in Gulf spill restoration projects By Timothy Cama, The Hill. Oct. 3, 2014. “Federal and state officials said Friday that they have chosen 44 projects worth $627 million…” (read more) Louisiana Receives $340 Million From BP For Coastal Restoration By WWNO (New Orleans, La.). Oct. 3, 2014. “Louisiana will receive $340 million from oil giant BP for coastal restoration projects in the state…” (read more) BP Seeking Payment Reversals May Reignite Damages Fight By Laurel Brubaker …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Oct. 3, 2014
BP Seeks Revised Verdict or New Trial on Spill Negligence By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg. Oct. 3, 2014. “BP asked the U.S. judge in charge of thousands of oil-spill damage lawsuits to review a ruling that exposes the company to as much as $18 billion in fines, saying it was based on evidence he said he wouldn’t consider…” (read more). $1 billion cost estimate prompts Louisiana to rethink coastal project By John Snell, WVUE (New Orleans). …