Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 21, 2012
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Restore Act process still unclear By Nikki Buskey, The Houma (La.) Courier. August 20, 2012. “With billions of dollars for coastal restoration projects expected to come to the Gulf Coast after passage of the Restore Act, state, local and environmental officials are trying to get their plans in place to secure coastal money…” (Read more) Letters: Building our coastal workforce By Scott Kirkpatrick, Coastal Builders Coalition, to The Advocate. August 20, 2012. “An Aug. 13 article in The Advocate highlighted …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 20, 2012
Duck hunting season looks good this year, the future is a different matter By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 18, 2012. “Here’s the good news for the local duck season: There’s record drought gripping states to the north of us. Here’s the bad news: There’s record drought gripping the states north of us…” (Read more) BP oil spill cleanup report expected at U.S. Senate committee hearing By Bruce Alpert and Jonathan Tilove, The Times-Picayune. August 18, 2012. “Sen. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 17, 2012
Coalition wants Restore funds for restoration By Nikki Buskey, The Houma (La.) Courier. August 16, 2012. “Louisiana lawmakers and environmental advocates are teaming up to ensure that hard-won oil spill fine money will be used for coastal restoration projects…” (Read more) Sill operations on the Mississippi River By David Grunfield, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 16, 2012. “From the sight of the barrow spot on the Mississippi River, Michelle Spraul, Operations Manager for the Mississippi River, New Orleans District for …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 16, 2012
Saving the Delta By Marc Airhart, University of Texas. Gumbo and jazz, beignets and accordions, tipsy revelers festooned with plastic beads. The city of New Orleans evokes zesty images. Add to your mental slideshow two more images: that of a major economic crossroads — it’s part of the largest port complex in the country, handling more cargo than the next two largest ports, Houston and New York, combined — and that of a thriving coastal fishery that supports a $3.5 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 15, 2012
State, Corps spar over efforts to fight saltwater in Mississippi River By John Snell, WVUE-TV (New Orleans). August 15, 2012. “New Orleans, La. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers method for dealing with saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River has sparked a dispute with the State of Louisiana over a nearby coastal project…” (Read more) Mary Landrieu Tells Coast Guard to Get Back to the Beach NOLA Defender. August 14, 2012. It’s more than two years since the Deepwater …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 13, 2012
Here’s hoping the new oil spill claims czar will do better (editorial) The Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.). August 11, 2012. “WHILE THEY are both accomplished trial lawyers, the two men chosen as administrators of the BP oil spill claims process are a study in contrasts…” (Read more) State lacks plan for RESTORE Act projects By Jordan Blum and Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). August 13, 2012. “WASHINGTON — With the federal RESTORE Act now law, state officials, environmental groups …
Latest news: August 10, 2012
Sinkhole free of radiation but residents still mad The Associated Press. August 10, 2012. “BATON ROUGE, La. — As state scientists monitored the toxicity of naturally occurring radiation at a slurry hole in Assumption Parish, residents said Thursday they were furious with their public state officials because they think they have been withholding information…” (Read more)
Latest news: August 9, 2012
New BP claims boss is a stark contrast to Ken Feinberg By George Talbot, The Press-Register. August 8, 2012. “MOBILE, Alabama — “This is not the Feinberg operation.” So said U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, by way of introducing Patrick Juneau…” (Read more) EPA gives La grant to help fight dead zone, Vitter says The Associated Press. August 8, 2012. “U.S. Sen. David Vitter says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will award a $100,000 grant to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and …
Latest news: August 8, 2012
RESTORE Act Offers Influx of Cash to Gulf States By Michelle Berger, Audubon Magazine. August 7, 2012. “Eighty. For Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, that’s the magic number: the percentage of Clean Water Act fines BP will eventually pay that are now legally required to go to Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration work…” (Read more) Dispersant suit filed By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). August 8, 2012. “A group of national, Louisiana and Alaska environmental and wildlife …
Latest news: August 7, 2012
Environmental group sues EPA over dispersants used during Gulf oil spill By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. August 6, 2012. “WASHINGTON — Citing continued doubts about the effect of nearly 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants used during the 2010 BP oil spill, a coalition of environmental and public health groups filed suit Monday to force the Environmental Protect Agency to develop new standards for future use. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C…” (Read more)
Latest news: August 6, 2012
Disturbing example of why coast needs RESTORE money (editorial) By The Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.). August 4, 2012. “FOR YEARS, scientists will be pondering the various impacts from the 2010 BP oil spill. The latest piece of the puzzle — a study led by a researcher at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab — raises concerns that dispersants may have done damage to plankton and its role in the food chain…” (Read more) Former Interior official laments that public has forgotten about …
Latest news: August 3, 2012
Restore what MR-GO destroyed: Editorial The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 2, 2012. “Nearly three years ago, the final piling was placed to seal off the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, an event that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official described as “driving the last concrete stake into the heart of MR-GO…” (Read more) Can’t save Louisiana coast without cutting emissions: Bob Marshall The Times-Picayune. August 2, 2012. “When history looks back on the outcome of efforts to prevent southeast Louisiana from …
Latest news: August 2, 2012
Army Corps of Engineers presents plans for West Bank wetlands projects By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 1, 2012. “The Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday night unveiled a variety of wetland-restoration projects that will serve as mitigation for the environmental impact caused by building levees along the West Bank in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina…” (Read more) ‘N.O. to Venice Project’ ro prepare Plaquemines for storms WWL-TV. August 1, 2012. “NEW ORLEANS – It doesn’t take a Category …
Latest news: August 1, 2012
BP oil spill dispersants may have hurt Gulf of Mexico food chain, study finds The Associated Press. July 31, 2012. “A study on possible effects of the 2010 BP oil spill indicates dispersants may have killed plankton — some of the ocean’s tiniest plants and creatures — and disrupted the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the nation’s richest seafood grounds. Scientists who read the study said it points toward major future effects of the spill. One …
Latest news: July 31, 2012
Welcome to a growing industry Editorial, The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). July 30, 2012. “The word doesn’t roll off the tongue, but south Louisianans might just get used to geosynthetics as a growing local industry…” (Read more) Coastal restoration fuels emerging geosynthetics industry By Jeremy Alford, The Daily Comet. July 30, 2012. “BATON ROUGE — A new study published by Duke University predicts the oncoming wave of coastal restoration and protection work will help give rise to the geosynthetics …