Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 23, 2013
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For BP cleanup, 2013 meant 4.6 million pounds of oily gunk (+Audio) By Debbie Elliott, NPR. Dec. 21, 2013. “…But environmentalists say the fact that 4.6 million pounds was collected this year — more than three years after the disaster — is telling. “You put that much oil into an ecosystem, and you’re going to be living with the consequences of it for a long, long time,” says David Muth with the National Wildlife Federation in New Orleans…” (read more) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 20, 2013
Suffering dolphins are bad news for all life in damaged Gulf of Mexico By The Houma Courier, Editorial (Houma, La.). Dec. 19, 2013. “People along the Gulf Coast are used to bad news stemming from the 2010 BP oil spill — a human, ecological and economic nightmare. We have heard about ongoing efforts to clean up the oil that is still fouling our waters and coast…” (read more) BP disputes report linking La. dolphin illnesses to oil spill By Amy …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 19, 2013
Drilling Deeper in the Gulf By Amanda Mascarelli, Audubon Magazine. Dec. 18, 2013. “In the inky black waters nearly a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, Erik Cordes came upon a disturbing scene. Sea fans, waving in the darkness, were coated in a sticky black substance. Corals were unusually pale, with tissue falling off the skeleton…” (read more) More massive tar mats from BP oil spill discovered on Louisiana beaches By Bob Marshall, The Lens (New Orleans, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 18, 2013
Study: Dolphins suffering from lung disease due to Gulf oil spill By Cameron McWhirter and Tom Fowler, The Wall Street Journal. Dec. 18, 2013. “Dolphins in an area hard hit by the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill are suffering from lung diseases and other abnormalities that are “consistent with petroleum hydrocarbon exposure and toxicity,” according to a new federal-backed scientific study released Wednesday…” (read more) Half of bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay were seriously ill or dying in …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 17, 2013
Nature has a role to play in coastal protection By Steve Cochran, Letter to the Editor, The Washington Post. Dec. 15, 2013. “Regarding the Dec. 9 news article “Study says U.S. can’t keep up with loss of its wetlands”: Last year, as part of ongoing efforts to reverse losses in the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana’s governor proposed and its state legislature passed a Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast…” (read more) Less is more when restoring wetlands By John Carey, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 13, 2013
Design competition solicits ideas for Louisiana’s waterways By Diane Mack and BobMarshall, WWNO (New Orleans, La.). Dec. 13, 2013. “An international design competition is offering $400,000 for ideas about how to improve Louisiana’s waterways. The Changing Course” design contest is reviewing proposals from around the world to rebuild the sinking basins south of New Orleans, while at the same time maintaining enough water for navigation and commerce…” (read more) Ex-BP engineer on trial in oil spill case unlikely to testify …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 12, 2013
Changing Course design competition picks world’s best brains on how to restore Louisiana coast By Bob Marshall, The Lens (New Orleans, La.). Dec. 11, 2013. “If you’re developing one of the largest river management projects in the world — an initiative with social, economic and political challenges — where do you look for help?…” (read more) Sand from Ship Shoal used to build barrier project south of Port Fourchon (+Video) By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). Dec. 12, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 11, 2013
Obama administration issues OK for Morganza to the Gulf hurricane protection, but project still faces hurdles By Bruse Alpert, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). Dec. 10, 2013. “Jo-Ellen Darcy, the civilian head of the Army Corps of Engineers, on Tuesday issued a “record of decision,” signaling the Obama administration’s clearance for the $10.3 billion Morganza to the Gulf hurricane protection project…” (read more) Morganza project still under consideration in Congress By Jordan Blum and Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). Dec. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 10, 2013
Inside Report: Finding the lost Bayou Bienvenu [sic] Wetland Triangle By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). Dec. 10, 2013. “…The signs are a project from the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Wildlife Federation, the National Audubon Society, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, all joined by universities and other organizations over the years in studying and working on wetland restoration and awareness…” (read more) Study says U.S. can’t …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 9, 2013
Gulf gets more restoration projects from BP fund By Janet McConnaughey and Jeff Amy, Associated Press. Dec. 6, 2013. “Restoring the oil-stained Gulf of Mexico coastline is critical to the Obama administration’s fight against climate change, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Friday…” (read more) New report sheds light on damage from BP oil spill By Al Jazeera and Associated Press. Dec. 7, 2013. “A new federal proposal on remedies to damage stemming from the 2010 BP oil spill shed light on the environmental …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 6, 2013
U.S. wetlands are disappearing faster than ever, and we just watch By Hal Herring, Field & Stream Magazine. Dec. 5, 2013. “I am increasingly faced with problems that seem so very far beyond my capacity to solve them. I am almost relieved when some big problem comes flying at me that is real, clearly defined, and imminently solvable…” (read more) US interior secretary about oil spill restoration By Associated Press. Dec. 6, 2013. “U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is in …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 5, 2013
BP, Anadarko ask appeals court to reverse spill decision By Margaret Cronin Fisk & Daniel Lawton, Bloomberg Businessweek. Dec. 4, 2013. “Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and BP asked an appeals court to toss out a judge’s finding they were both liable under the U.S. Clean Water Act for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill…” (read more) La. agency plans lawsuits over $1.2B coastal repair costs By Sean McLernon, Law360. Dec. 4, 2013. “The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Tuesday instructed the state …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 4, 2013
Oysters on the brink: ‘It’s not a decline; it’s zero population’ By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). Dec. 3, 2013. “Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, local oystermen and processors say Louisiana oysters are tough to come by this winter and the state’s $300 million annual industry is suffering…” (read more) Coastal Authority authorizes two lawsuits against Army Corps of Engineers By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). Dec. 3, 2013. “The state Coastal Protection …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 3, 2013
The Louisiana Coast: Last Call — What’s Next? By Bob Marshall, WWNO (New Orleans, La.). Dec. 2, 2013. “Talk to anyone in South Louisiana and they know that the future is clouded by sea level rise and subsidence. They also know that if the Master Plan for the Coast is not implemented on time, as scheduled, Southeast Louisiana has very little chance of staying above that sea level rise…” (read more) Authority to consider legal action to break logjam over MRGO …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 2, 2013
Coastal chief sparks rumors of new lawsuit over wetlands By Kelly Connelly, The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). Nov. 30, 2013. “A recent change in rhetoric by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority chairman has sparked speculation that a new lawsuit assigning blame for wetlands loss could be filed by the state against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…” (read more) Corps awards $11.6 million contract for Plaquemines floodwall raising in Buras By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). Nov. …