Latest news: July 5, 2012
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Opinion: RESTORE Act calls for careful monitoring By Editorial Staff, New Orleans City Business. July 3, 2012. “The disappearing Louisiana coastline moved one significant step closer to salvation when Congress approved the RESTORE Act last week. Using money from pending penalties on BP for the 2010 Gulf oil spill, a strategy to replenish fading marshland and rebuild beaches can be put into action…” (Read more) Phil Bryant names team to recommend projects for RESTORE Act funds By The Associated Press. …
Latest news: July 3, 2012
Restoration, Alabama style: RESTORE Act should assist all parts of the state damaged by oil spill Editorial, The Anniston (Ala.) Star. July 3, 2012. “The “RESTORE Act,” passed recently by Congress, is a welcomed piece of legislative justice…” (Read more) RESTORE Act could jump start coastal efforts, but money is not in the bank By John Snell, WVUE-TV (New Orleans). July 1, 2012. “New Orleans, La.- Louisiana’s efforts to battle land loss have been as starved for funding as the …
Latest news: July 2, 2012
The Restore Act is a victory for the Gulf Coast: An Editorial The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). July 1, 2012. “Almost a year after introduction of the Restore Act and after months of intense work by Gulf Coast lawmakers, environmentalists and business leaders, Congress agreed Friday to send at least 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines levied against BP to our region. The importance of this legislation cannot be overstated…” (Read more) RESTORE ACT passage topped off week (Press-Register editorial) …
Latest news: June 29, 2012
BP’s fines for oil spill appear headed back to Gulf Coast states By Richard Simon, The Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2012. “WASHINGTON — Two years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, Congress is poised to steer a large chunk of the fines that will be paid by BP — up to $21 billion by one estimate — to the Gulf Coast to help restore coastal ecosystems and rebuild economies in the region…” (Read more) Big Win …
Latest news: June 28, 2012
Agreement reached on RESTORE Act By Deborah Barfield Berry and Ledyard King, Gannett. June 27, 2012. “WASHINGTON — More than two years after the BP oil spill ravaged the Gulf Coast, lawmakers reached a deal Wednesday that could spend billions to boost the region’s economy and restore its environment…” (Read more) BP fines for Gulf states included in highway bill The Associated Press. June 27, 2012. “NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu says a transportation bill that Congress is …
Latest news: June 27, 2012
Deal tying BP oil spill fines to transportation bill getting close By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 26, 2012. “WASHINGTON — Senate and House negotiators are nearing agreement on a two-year transportation bill that includes key components of legislation that would funnel billions of dollars in fines from the 2010 BP oil spill to the five Gulf States…” (Read more) Restore Act will help rebuild gulf ecosystems By David White, National Wildlife Federation, for the Tampa Bay (Fla) …
Latest news: June 26, 2012
Time for Congress to act is now Editorial, The Houma (La.) Courier. June 23, 2012. “To many along the Gulf Coast, the question is a no-brainer: Most of the money BP ends up paying in fines related to its 2010 catastrophic oil spill should go to help the states and communities most affected by the spill…” (Read more) State Of The Coast Conference gives reasons for optimism By Paul Murphy, WWL-TV (New Orleans). June 25, 2012. “Louisiana is losing about …
Latest news: June 22, 2012
More than the Restore Act: An editorial By Editorial page staff, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). June 22, 2012. “Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says that President Barack Obama is firm in his commitment to use a large share of fines from the BP oil spill to restore Louisiana’s coast, and that’s certainly reassuring…” (Read more) Landry move would bring La. more revenue By Jordan Blum, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). June 22, 2012. “WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New …
Latest news: June 21, 2012
No deal has been struck on sending BP oil spill fines to Gulf Coast By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 20, 2012. “Washington — With time running out, House-Senate negotiators still haven’t reached a deal on a transportation spending bill that Louisiana lawmakers hope will designate 80 percent of BP oil spill fines to the Gulf Coast. Both House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered a bit of bipartisan advice this week to the …
Latest news: June 20, 2012
Congress should come to senses and pass RESTORE Editorial, The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune. June 19, 2012. “Congress can show that it’s not hopelessly dysfunctional by adopting the RESTORE Act, smart legislation that would use fines from the BP oil spill to revitalize the environment and the economy in states along the Gulf of Mexico…” (Read more) Soil dredged from Mississippi River may be used to rebuild marsh By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 18, 2012. “Amid plans to …
Latest news: June 18, 2012
Restore Act options needed: An editorial The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 17, 2012. “Congress has a June 30 deadline to pass a transportation spending bill, and the Restore Act, which would send most of the fines from the BP spill to the Gulf Coast states, is riding on that legislation…” (Read more) Gulf Coast deserves piece of penalties from oil spill By Michael C. Bolton for the Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.). June 17, 2012. “Have you ever seen one of those …
Latest news: June 14, 2012
Pipeline won’t yet restore Lafourche By Nikki Buskey, The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). June 13, 2012. “A first-of-its-kind long-distance pipeline project that local residents hoped could use Mississippi River sediment to nourish disintegrating wetlands won’t make it to Lafourche Parish…” (Read more) We’ve read the reports, now let’s get to work Over the last two years, many reports have been released showing the value of coastal restoration to the ecosystems, the communities and the economy of the Gulf Coast. …
Latest news: June 13, 2012
BUZZ WORTHY: Coastal job creation The Political Desk. June 12, 2012. “Beginning Aug. 1, contractors overseeing major developments along the coast will be required to take steps to bring on local workers to complete their projects if they’re funded using certain state or federal monies…” (Read more) Bill aims to change mitigation standards By Eric Besson, The Tri-Parish Times (Houma, La.). June 12, 2012. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have to shelve its Modified Charleston Method for calculating …
Latest news: June 12, 2012
RESTORE Act creates jobs along ailing Gulf Coast By Zoe Sullivan, The Louisiana Weekly. June 11, 2012. “Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.), released a study last week on the job opportunities in wetlands restoration. The study, commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation and conducted by Mather Economics, found that the potential positive impact of RESTORE Act funding would be substantial. The RESTORE Act is an amendment attached the transportation bill currently being discussed in conference committees between the U.S. …
June 11, 2012
More reason to fight for RESTORE money (editorial) The Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.). June 10, 2012. “THE ADDITION of thousands of new jobs is just the latest of many reasons why Congress needs to keep the RESTORE Act in the federal transportation bill, and then pass it…” (Read more) Don’t shortchange Louisiana’s wetlands: An editorial The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 11, 2012. “Requiring developers who destroy wetlands to offset the loss by restoring them elsewhere is critical to the environment — …