Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 6, 2013
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Don’t neglect protection of marshes, wetlands in RESTORE projects By Ben Raines, Executive Director, Weeks Bay Foundation, for The Press Register (Mobile, Ala.). June 5, 2013. “After months of deliberation, federal officials released a draft version of the “Initial Comprehensive Plan: Restoring the Gulf Coast’s Ecosystem and Economy,” which details how the RESTORE Act funds will be spent along the Gulf Coast…” (Read more) Coastal homeowners stagger under insurance rate hikes By Jeff Amy, The Associated Press, and Ted Griggs, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 5, 2013
Coastal restoration urged with BP money By Eric Heisig, The Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal. June 3, 2013. “More than 100 residents, public officials, scientists and environmentalists showed up at a meeting Monday evening in Pensacola to discuss a comprehensive plan to put billions into oil spill restoration projects in Gulf Coast states…” (Read more) Rising sea levels, stronger storms fueled by climate change will threaten us through end of century, coastal panelists say By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 4, 2013
Senate committee to examine Restore Act progress By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. June 3, 2013. “WASHINGTON — A Senate committee this week will examine the status of Gulf restoration efforts three years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster…” (Read more) Local flood protection levee system sound, fully functional WWL-TV (New Orleans). June 3, 2013. “In the eight years since Hurricane Katrina, billions of dollars have been spent to strengthen the local flood protection system and there’s no doubt we are …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 3, 2013
The goal of restoring the Gulf of Mexico has been lost amid bureaucratic squabbling over BP spill fines By Bob Graham and William K. Reilly for The Washington Post. May 31, 2013. “Almost daily, some mention is made of the billions of dollars in fines and penalties that might come from BP and its contractors in resolving the litigation that resulted from the April 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico…” (Read more) Restoring …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 31, 2013
Corps puts barge gate through its paces — successfully; agrees to operate it By Bob Marshall, The Lens (New Orleans). May 23, 2013. “With the June 1 opening of hurricane season just days away, metro area residents have gotten a double dose of good news from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…” (Read more) New statues go up for evacuations at 17 New Orleans spots By Rob Masson, Fox 8 TV. May 30, 2013. “New Orleans, La.- With hurricane season …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 30, 2013
Gulf Coast States Get Creative With BP Oil Spill Money By Debbie Elliot, NPR All Things Considered. May 28, 2013. “Gulf Coast states are lining up to spend $1 billion from BP on coastal restoration. The money is part of BP’s legal responsibility to restore the Gulf of Mexico’s natural resources in the aftermath of the worst oil disaster in U.S. history…” (Read more) Ducks Unlimited project will increase freshwater flow near Terrebonne’s Liner’s Canal The Times-Picayune. May 29, 2013. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 29, 2013
Corps of Engineers concludes $10.3 billion, 98-mile-long Morganza to the Gulf levee is ‘economically justified’ By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 28, 2013. “The Army Corps of Engineers has concluded that construction of a 98-mile-long, $10.3 billion Morganza to the Gulf hurricane levee system that will protect Houma and surrounding communities from storm surges “is economically justified, environmentally acceptable and engineeringly sound…” (Read more) LSU scientists warn: Don’t let nitrogen anxiety undermine fight to save coast By Paul …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 28, 2013
Louisiana missing its chance at federal money, Corps of Engineers officer says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 24, 2013. “Louisiana is missing an opportunity to have the federal government pay 65 percent of the cost of several major coastal restoration projects that could represent an investment of close to $1 billion, according to the departing commander of the New Orleans District office of the Army Corps of Engineers…” (Read more) New post-oil spill restoration plan lacks requirements …
Press Release: Groups Urge Restore Council to Focus on Ecosystem Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Molly Moore, Environmental Defense Fund, 240.393.0686, molly@sandersonstrategies.com Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512.203.3016, mccormick@nwf.org Heather Layman, The Nature Conservancy, 703.841.3929, hlayman@tnc.org Shelley Sparks, Ocean Conservancy, 504.616.9150, ssparks@oceanconservancy.org Draft plan outlining objectives and criteria for implementing RESTORE ACT released, is a step forward but should prioritize large-scale conservation (WASHINGTON—May 24, 2013) Yesterday, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council released its draft plan for restoring the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 BP oil …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 24, 2013
Gulf restoration draft plan lacks required priority list, spending allocation plan By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 23, 2013. “The federal-state body that will oversee the spending of billions of dollars in Clean Water Act fines resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Thursday released a “draft initial comprehensive plan” for spending the money on projects that will restore the coast’s natural resources and also benefit the Gulf Coast’s economy…” (Read more) Extremely active hurricane season …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 23, 2012
Committee debates seafood imports, flood insurance By Jeremy Alford, The Daily Comet. May 22, 2013. “BATON ROUGE (La.) — Without a single vote of opposition Wednesday, the Senate Natural Resources Committee adopted several bills ranging from seafood imports and flood insurance to coastal construction and fisheries oversight…” (Read more) Wetlands Day at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Kenner celebrates Louisiana coast By Rosalyn Eason, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 22, 2013. “Wetlands Day at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 22, 2013
30 years of time-lapse satellite images show coastal Louisiana wasting away By Bob Marshall, The Lens (New Orleans). May 21, 2013. “The new Google app arrived in my life to the kind of reception reserved for a doctor carrying the results of a biopsy. Did I really want to know…” (Read more) Oyster leaseholders lose suit blaming oil spill berms for damage By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). May 21, 2013. “Oyster growers on both sides of the Mississippi …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 21, 2013
Live chat Tuesday: Talk to Bob Marshall about challenges facing coastal Louisiana By Steve Myers, The Lens (New Orleans). May 20, 2013. “Last week, WWNO-FM started to air a series on the crisis facing the Louisiana coast, reported by The Lens’ Bob Marshall and produced by WWNO’s Fred Kasten. The stories lay out the causes of Louisiana’s coastal loss and what can be done to reverse it…” (Read more) Louisiana wetlands experts search for answers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 20, 2013
The Louisiana Coast: Last Call — River Diversions By Bob Marshall, WWNO (New Orleans). May 20, 2013. “It’s almost impossible to find anyone in coastal Louisiana opposed to the idea of “coastal restoration.” Storms like Katrina, Gustav and Isaac have shown everyone the value of the marshes and swamps that once stood between them and the Gulf…” (Read more) Louisiana’s Bayou Is Sinking: Can $50 Billion Save It? By Tim Folger, National Geographic. May 17, 2013. “When Terry Serigny was …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 17, 2013
The Louisiana Coast: Last Call — The Master Plan By Bob Marshall, WWNO (New Orleans). May 17, 2013. “If you’ve been listening and reading along this week, by now you know the consensus among coastal experts is that New Orleans and southeast Louisiana are headed for an early grave before the end of the century…” (Read more) BP blasts US judge in fight against compensation claims Russia Today. May 17, 2013. “Oil giant BP has petitioned a US court regarding …