Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 17, 2014
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Gulf Ecosystem Still Feeling Effects of Deepwater Horizon Spill By Andy Tully, Oilprice.com. June 16, 2014. “Four years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, marine researchers are finding that the waters and shores of the Gulf of Mexico…” (read more) Texas company’s lawsuit accuses BP of breaking spill cleanup contract By Collin Eaton, Fuel Fix. June 16, 2014. “Fluor Corp. is suing BP over millions of dollars in workers’ compensation claims related to cleanup efforts…” (read more) So far, so good for …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 16, 2014
Four Years After Deepwater Horizon Spill, Tar Balls Continue to Wash Up on Shore By Marina Koren, National Journal. By Marina Koren. “In salt marshes along the Gulf of Mexico, everything’s still coming up oil. Four years after an explosion…” (read more) A Trove of Green Heron Nests Might Just Be Treasure By Justin Nobel, Audubon Magazine. June 16, 2014. “On a humid May morning, Timmy Vincent navigates a flat-bottomed boat through the marshy labyrinth…” (read more) WWNO Announces New …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 13, 2014
WWNO radio visits entrepreneur with system for growing oysters to save Louisiana’s coast By Mark Waller, The Times-Picayune. June 12, 2014. “The Community Impact series on WWNO radio this week visited an entrepreneur who has designed concrete rings…” (read more) Morganza work ongoing By John Desantis, The Tri-Parish Times (Houma, La.). June 12, 2014. “With passage of a half-cent sales tax in 2012 by voters, the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District…” (read more) Morganza to the Gulf factors into storm protection By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 12, 2014
Environmentalists: Inaction feeds crisis over Mississippi River By Greg Gordon, McClatchy News. June 11, 2014. “Decades of shortsighted decisions by industry and government have put the Mississippi River’s future at risk…” (read more) Backers hope feds OK boosts to Morganza to the Gulf project (+video) By Bill Capo, WWL TV. June 11, 2014. “Hurricanes and flooding from storm surges are a repeated threat to coastal Louisiana…” (read more) What Penalties Are BP And Anadarko To Face Under The Clean Water Act …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 11, 2014
Our Views: A coast in common Editorial by The Advocate. June 11, 2014. “Thanks to the great peninsula on which the state of Florida sits, it’s a long way by sea…” (read more) Obama signs water resources bill into law at ceremony with Sens. Vitter and Landrieu By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. June 10, 2014. “Surrounded by Democratic and Republican lawmakers, President Barack Obama Tuesday signed a $12.3 billion…” (read more) Federal Water Projects Bill Funds Levees and Flood Gates By The …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 10, 2014
Supreme Court says BP must pay spill claims during appeal By Al Jazeera America. June 9, 2014. “The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that BP must continue paying claims from a fund established after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico…” (read more) President to sign off on Morganza By The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). June 9, 2014. “President Barack Obama will give final approval to the latest Water Resources Act which authorizes…” (read more) Leaders of coastal parishes discuss loss …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 9, 2014
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to stop BP oil spill payments By Katherine Sayre, The Times-Picayune. June 9, 2014. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from BP to block business payments while the oil giant appeals…” (read more) Terrebonne Parish restarts design of Houma Navigation Canal lock, key to levee and marsh work By The Associated Press. June 8, 2014. “Design is once more underway for the most expensive public works project in Terrebonne Parish history…” (read more) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 6, 2014
Putting a Price Tag on Nature’s Defenses By Carl Zimmer, The New York Times. June 5, 2014. “After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the United States Army Corps of Engineers got to work on a massive network…” (read more) Group of local leaders worry that climate change could impact La.’s coast (+video) By Meg Farris, WWL TV. June 5, 2014. “A group of local leaders is using this first week of hurricane season to sound an alarm…” (read more) New …
Coastal Resilience Solutions Discussed at New Orleans Conference
By Alisha Renfro, Staff Scientist for Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition At the start of the 2014 hurricane season, risk reduction and coastal resilience – the ability of a coastal system to resist, recover and adapt to events like storm events – should be on everyone’s mind. Here in Louisiana, we’re facing land loss, rising sea levels and storms, which have severely diminished the natural resilience of the coast. That means increasing the resiliency of our coastal system will make …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 5, 2014
Private investment may be another avenue to wetlands restoration By Amy Wold, The Advocate. June 5, 2014. “A $181 million fund to restore a large portion of the East Orleans Land Bridge didn’t come from local, state or federal government…” (read more) BP, Anadarko May Face Billions in Fines on Spill Ruling By Margaret Cronin Fisk, Bloomberg Businessweek. June 5, 2014. “BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. could face billions of dollars in fines after an appeals court…” (read more) Court: BP, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 4, 2014
Vanishing Island By Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, The New York Times. June 2, 2014. “Although it’s only 80 miles from New Orleans, the Isle de Jean Charles feels much farther away…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 3, 2014
Hurricane season is here, chat with reporter Mark Schleifstein Wednesday at 11 a.m. By Manuel Torres, The Times-Picayune. June 2, 2014. “Hurricane season began June 1 and for metro New Orleans residents that means six months of watching the weather…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 2, 2014
What To Do With Bayou Bienvenue? (+audio) By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. June 2, 2014. “The Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle of today is what is called a “ghost swamp”. Until the 1960s, it was a full of cypress trees…” (read more) St. Bernard gets oyster reef to help protect shoreline By Amy Wold, The Advocate. June 2, 2014. “A partnership among a business, the state and a nonprofit conservation organization is helping protect…” (read more) Lawmakers divide expected oil spill recovery …
Hurricane Season 2014: Protect Our Communities
By Amanda R. Moore, Deputy Director for the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Program Save our Wetlands – not a phrase you’d expect to find etched into a picnic table at a popular bar. But this is New Orleans. The spot where I sat was under eight feet of water a little less than nine years ago. As we move into hurricane season, we can do something beyond tabletop carvings or bumper stickers to support our coast. While I love these …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 30, 2014
New Orleans area hurricane levee system: Overview By Dan Swenson, The Times-Picayune. May 29, 2014. “Army Corps of Engineers officials say the city of New Orleans, almost all populated areas of Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes…” (read more) 2014 hurricane season message: Despite upgraded levees, don’t let your guard down By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. May 29, 2014. “With the 2014 hurricane season beginning Sunday, it’s been almost six years since metro New Orleans residents…” (read more) Administration Discusses Offshore Production, Gulf Restoration …