Latest Mississippi River Delta News: October 5, 2012
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Let us spend BP’s oil-spill fines Editorial, The Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal. October 4, 2012. “Any settlement between BP and the federal government over fines from the 2010 oil spill must include guarantees that the counties in the affected states have broad leeway in how the money is spent…” (Read more) GoCoast 2020 Commission must be coastwide effort Editorial, The Mississippi Press. October 4, 2012. “The GoCoast 2020 Commission must be a coastwide effort to make sure we get the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: October 4, 2012
Coast Guard investigating oil sheen at BP Deepwater Horizon disaster site By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). October 3, 2012. “The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating an oily sheen spotted in the Gulf of Mexico last month near the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill 40 miles south of the Mississippi River, a spokesman said Wednesday. Samples of the sheen taken near the site of the failed BP Macondo oil well have been sent to the service’s …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: October 3, 2012
Corps approves $2.9 billion MR-GO restoration plan, but demands state pay 35 percent of cost By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). Oct. 2, 2012. “The chief of the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday approved a $2.9 billion plan to restore wetlands destroyed by construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet. But the corps continues to demand that Louisiana pay 35 percent of the construction costs, or $975 million, which the state is loath to do…” (Read more) Corps …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: October 2, 2012
It’s getting tougher to be both a hunter and a ‘tree-hugger’ in the Atchafalaya Basin these days By Ken Grissom, Teche Today (St. Martinville, La.). October 1, 2012. “St. Martinville – St. Martin Land Company is threatening to kick members of the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association – West or the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper off their hunting leases in the Atchafalaya Basin…” (Read more) Possible RESTORE Act Raid By Debbie Williams, WKRG. October 2, 2012. “GULF SHORES, Alabama — Two and a …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: October 1, 2012
Hurricane Isaac left behind sections of dead marsh and answers about our future By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 30, 2012. “When local outdoors folk look back on the summer of 2012 they may well remember it as a season of questions. Such as “What happened to the speckled trout?” And “What happened to the teal?” And “How did a Category 1 storm spread so much damage…” (Read more) Sportsmen favor protection over energy, according to poll: Other …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 28, 2012
More controversy over proposed coal handling terminal By Sabrina Wilson, WVUE-TV. September 27, 2012. “Myrtle Grove, La. — There is a new controversy over a proposed coal-handling facility…” (Read more) After Isaac, oyster harvest struggles The Associated Press. September 28, 2012. “HOUMA, La. – Hurricane Isaac wiped out many adult oysters in Louisiana waters, another blow to an industry that has been struggling in the wake of BP PLC’s 2010 massive oil spill. But in a twist, the storm’s raging …
Latest Mississippi River Delta Delta News; September 27, 2012
Sen. Mary Landrieu pushes for levee that would have protected St. John from Hurricane Isaac’s surge By Matt Scallan, The Times-Picayune. September 26, 2012. “Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., told residents of storm-battered St. John the Baptist Parish Wednesday that it’s time to scrap the federal process that has delayed the construction of a levee that would have protected thousands of parish residents from tidal flooding brought on by Hurricane Isaac…” (Read more) Coal facility, Mississippi River diversion project planned for …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 26, 2012
Residents baffled by ruling that lets Army Corps off the hook for flooding caused by Katrina By Cain Burdeau, The Associated Press. September 25, 2012. “NEW ORLEANS – A surprise ruling by a federal appeals court that lets the Army Corps of Engineers off the hook for paying compensation for Hurricane Katrina’s catastrophic flooding isn’t going over well on the streets of New Orleans…” (Read more) Officials go the extra mile to save La. coast By Casey Gisclair, The Tri-Parish …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 25, 2012
Hurricane Katrina damage judgment against Army Corps of Engineers is reversed by federal appeals court By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 24, 2012. “The Army Corps of Engineers is not liable for billions of dollars in flood damage in the Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish during Hurricane Katrina that a lower court said resulted from the agency’s failure to maintain the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 24, 2012
Our Views: Report urges coastal action The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). September 23, 2012. “The flooding in LaPlace caused by Hurricane Isaac could be a preview of things to come in Baton Rouge as Louisiana continues to lose parts of its coastline, a spokesman for a coastal preservation group told the Press Club of Baton Rouge recently…” (Read more) Working for a more resilient Gulf Coast: Editorial The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 23, 2012. “For decades, Louisiana waged a lonely …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 21, 2012
We all need to save the Gulf Coast By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 21, 2012. “As Louisiana begins asking the nation to save its southeast corner from inundation, each of its residents needs this indispensable survival tool: A mirror. Instructions for use in this crisis are simple: Stand in front of that mirror and ask the image looking back a list of questions…” (Read more) Another View: As Louisiana coast erodes, restoration tries to take hold The …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 20, 2012
Hundreds shout out frustrations over Hurricane Isaac damage at Braithwaite meeting By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 19, 2012. “Eastern Plaquemines Parish residents hit hardest by Hurricane Isaac’s torrent stormed in by the hundreds on Wednesday to the first public question-and-answer session with state and parish officials. Many yelled at the top of their lungs, expressing rage over inadequate parish levees and expressing their feelings that they had been ignored…” (Read more) Louisiana, Coast Guard officials continue feud …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 19, 2012
Diversions present flood of concerns By Nikki Buskey, The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). September 18, 2012. “State and environmental officials have long argued the only way to rebuild and restore coastal Louisiana is by re-plumbing the Mississippi with multiple river diversions. But as large-scale projects get underway, concerns about flooding and fisheries impacts are plaguing the process…” (Read more) No tidal flooding protection in store soon for vulnerable St. John neighborhoods By Matt Scallan, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 18, 2012
Louisiana coastal problems affect nation By Mike Hasten, The Advertiser. September 17, 2012. “BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s disappearing coast is not just a state problem but one that has serious national implications, says the head of a movement to secure federal funds to fight erosion and rebuild barriers that once protected the state…” (Read more) Protecting the Gulf Coast By Paul Harrison, Environmental Defense Fund, to the New York Times. September 17, 2012. “In the coming weeks, the calls for …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: September 17, 2012
Time for BP’s Fantasy to Turn Into Payback for the Gulf By David Yarnold, president of the National Audubon Society, for the Huffington Post. September 14, 2012. “What’s the difference between BP paying $5.4 billion to repair the epic mess it created along the Gulf Coast and the $21 billion check it should write? Two words: “grossly negligent…” (Read more) L.A. Times editorial missed the point; we need oil royalties to save the coast Editorial, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September …