Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 15, 2013
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New Orleans Film Festival 2013, Day 5: Doc about Leeville, La., puts human face on coastal erosion By Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Oct. 14, 2013. “”Water Like Stone” is among the many films making their world premiere at the 2013 New Orleans Film Festival, and it’s a fitting place for it to do so…” (read more) Should A Victims’ Fund Only Be For Victims? By Larry M. Elkin, Palisades Hudson Financial Group. Oct. 14, 2013. “Almost from the minute it began, the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 14, 2013
Voice of the Wetlands Festival will showcase culture, promote awareness By Rachel Warren, The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). Oct. 10, 2013. “The annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival will celebrate its 10th year this weekend, and organizers expect as many as 10,000 people to attend the party on the grounds of Southdown Plantation in Houma…” (read more) Karen pushes more oily debris onto La. beaches By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge). Oct. 14, 2013. Even though Tropical Storm Karen …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 11, 2013
Floating ‘islands’ to aid wetland restoration efforts in lake By Jeff Adelson, The Advocate (Baton Rouge). Oct. 4, 2013. John Lopez quoted ““If you can put these islands in a water body without building a column, then you can cover a lot of acres,” Lopez said…” (read more) Review: MRGOing, Going, Gone? By Ken Korman, Gambit Weekly (New Orleans). Oct. 9, 2013. “Made over a period of ten years by New Orleans filmmaker Kevin McCaffrey and Robert A. Thomas, Director of …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 10, 2013
Editorial: BP still trying to minimize the size of the Deepwater Horizon spill By Editorial Board, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Oct. 9, 2013. “The Justice Department and BP are arguing in federal court this week over how much oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 from the company’s broken Macondo well. Justice puts the figure at 4.2 million barrels, while BP claims it is 2.45 million…” (read more) Editorial: Storm is a reminder that oil cleanup is far from complete By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 9, 2013
Phase 2 of BP Trial focuses on amount of spilled oil (+Audio) By Jeff Brady, NPR. Oct. 8, 2013. “In a New Orleans courtroom this week, BP and the federal government are arguing over how much oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010…” (read more) Vanishing Paradise matters beyond Louisiana By David A. Brown, The Fish Report. Oct. 7, 2013. “When Ryan Lambert addressed a group of outdoors media folks at his Cajun Fishing …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 8, 2013
The Louisiana Coast: Last Call — The RESTORE Act By Bob Marshall, WWNO (New Orleans). Oct. 7, 2013. “We spoke with David Muth, Director of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Project for the National Wildlife Federation…” (read more) TS Karen leaves tar balls, beach erosion on Grand Isle (+Video) By Paul Murphy, WWL TV (New Orleans). Oct. 7, 2013. “Life is returning to normal on Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island. Monday, a parade of boats netted loads of shrimp just off …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 7, 2013
Storm System Karen Dissipates Off Gulf Coast By Janet McConnaughey and Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press. Oct. 6, 2013. “After days of lumbering toward the Gulf Coast, the storm system Karen dissipated Sunday as storm preparations in the region were called off or scaled back. […] Wind and waves uncovered tar balls on the beaches of Grand Isle, La., and crews headed out Sunday to check on them, Mayor David Camardelle Jr. said…” (read more) Karen no longer a tropical system, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 4, 2013
Judge orders claims administrator to suspend BP settlement payments to some businesses By Michael Kunzelman & Kevin McGill, Associated Press. Oct. 3, 2013. “A federal judge has ordered the administrator of a multibillion-dollar settlement over BP’s 2010 Gulf oil spill to immediately suspend making settlement offers and payments to some businesses that claim the company’s 2010 oil spill cost them money…” (read more) Appeals court gives BP a win in settlement dispute By Associated Press. Oct. 3, 2013. “A federal …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Oct. 3, 2013
Appeals court moves BP forward in settlement dispute By AP. Oct. 2, 2013. A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived BP’s claims that a judge’s interpretation of a settlement over its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could force the company to pay billions of dollars for bogus or inflated claims by businesses…” (read more) Partial victory for BP in dispute over settlement By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times. Oct. 2, 2013. “A federal appeals court gave BP a …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Oct. 2, 2013
Eyebrows raised over BP spill claims By UPI. Oct. 1, 2013. “The National Wildlife Federation is questioning claims by BP regarding the amount of oil spilled in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill…” (read more) BP accused of lying about extent of oil spill By Edd Gent, Engineering and Technology Magazine. Oct. 1, 2013. “BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, a US court has been told…” (read …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Oct. 1, 2013
BP under pressure as civil trial resumes on 2010 gulf oil spill By UPI. Sept. 30, 2013. ” The second phase of BP’s civil trial in the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began Monday and the company must be held accountable, environmentalists said…” (read more) BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial By Kathy Finn, Reuters. Sept. 30, 2013. “In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 30, 2013
Second phase of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial begins By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times. Sept. 29, 2013. “The second phase of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial begins Monday in New Orleans, restarting a legal juggernaut that could saddle the energy giant with the largest environmental penalty in U.S. history…” (read more) In BP Trial, The Amount Of Oil Lost Is At Issue By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times. Sept. 29, 2013. “With billions of dollars in penalties …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 27, 2013
BP battles for billions in new Gulf trial phase By Terry Wade and Andrew Callus, Reuters. Sept. 27, 2013. “BP will battle to hold down fines that could hit $18 billion in a new phase of the Gulf of Mexico trial that will rule on how much oil it spilled in 2010 and judge its efforts to plug its well…” (read more). Motion: Toss BP supervisors’ manslaughter charges By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press. Sept. 26, 2013. “NEW ORLEANS (AP) — …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 26, 2013
All Against BP as Spill Trial Turns to ‘Coverup’ By Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek. Sept. 25, 2013. “The BP oil-spill-litigation cage match starts up again next week in New Orleans. Thought this multibillion-dollar melee had already run its course? Not by a long shot…” (read more). Ground Gives Way, and a Louisiana Town Struggles to Find Its Footing By Michael Wines, The New York Times. Sept. 25, 2013. “BAYOU CORNE, La. — It was nearly 16 months ago that …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 25, 2013
Deep sea recovery from U.S. Gulf spill could take decades: study By Reuters. Sept. 25, 2013. “The muddy deep-sea ecosystem around the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could take decades to recover from the effects of the disaster, researchers reported on Tuesday…” (read more). Local parishes to benefit from oil spill fines By Kelly Connelly, The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, La.). Sept. 24, 2013. “The three-part trial to determine how much BP will owe the government in Clean Water …