Latest news: December 9, 2011
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Healing the Gulf and how to pay for it (editorial) By Mississippi Press Editorial Board, The Mississippi Press. December 9, 2011. “THE FINAL report of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, delivered this week to President Barack Obama, lays out an excellent plan for how to improve the overall health of the Gulf in the aftermath of the BP oil spill. Now Congress needs to do its part and approve the funding…” Congress, get the facts on Gulf Coast …
Latest news: December 8, 2011
Oil spill: Supporters of fine bill face skeptical lawmakers By George Altman, Mobile Press-Register. December 8, 2011. “WASHINGTON — Gulf Coast lawmakers, business leaders and local officials pressed a congressional committee Wednesday for approval of a bill that could send billions of dollars in oil spill fines to the Gulf states, but met tough questions from critics of the proposal…” BP oil spill fines may not flow easily to Gulf Coast states By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune. December 8, 2011. “WASHINGTON …
Latest news: December 7, 2011
Cornyn holds out on bill to bring spill money to Gulf region By Matthew Tresaugue, Houston Chronicle. December 6, 2011. “Texas Republican John Cornyn is the only holdout among Gulf Coast senators in support of two bills that would funnel a portion of the fines from last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill to ecological restoration…” Full Committee Legislative Hearing to Review RESTORE Act The Maritime Executive. December 6, 2011. “Washington, DC – The Transportation Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. John L. …
Latest news: December 6, 2011
Task Force Says BP Oil Spill Fines Should Go to Gulf Restoration By Leslie Kaufman, New York Times. December 5, 2011. “A Gulf Coast task force appointed by President Obama recommended on Monday that a “significant portion” of the billions of dollars in fines that BP is expected to pay for last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill go to ecological restoration…” States want to direct flow of Gulf oil spill fines By Rick Jervis, USA Today. December 5, 2011. “A …
Latest news: December 5, 2011
Feds set to release gulf restoration plan By Matthew Tresaugue, Houston Chronicle. December 4, 2011. “A federal task force Monday will unveil an ambitious plan for restoring the Gulf of Mexico after decades of environmental abuse – most notably last year’s massive oil spill…” Landrieu: New Orleans to get $30M more for roads damaged by Katrina By Associated Press. December 3, 2011. “NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu says New Orleans will get $30 million in grants to repair …
Latest news: December 2, 2011
Oil spill claims expansion for shrimpers, crabbers is not retroactive By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). November 30, 2011. “In a move that Kenneth Feinberg hopes will bring holdout commercial fishers to the settlement table, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims czar announced Wednesday he will double compensation payments for shrimpers and crabbers. From now on, Feinberg’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility will compensate shrimp and crab harvesters at four times their documented 2010 losses, rather than the …
Latest news: December 1, 2011
Gulf of Mexico oil spill damage money should be spent with public input, advocacy groups say By John Pope, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). November 30, 2011. “The public must be involved in determining how to spend the $1 billion BP has promised as an advance payment for environmental damages caused by last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the process must be as transparent as possible, a network of environmental and community groups said …
Volunteers Needed to Plant Cypress Trees at Jean Lafitte National Park's Barataria Preserve
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) and Jean Lafitte National Park are organizing volunteers to plant more than 800 cypress trees along the Bayou Segnette Waterway in Jefferson Parish, La. from Dec. 9 to Dec. 10, 2011. The objective of the project is to protect marsh ecosystems from erosion threats and from invasion by the exotic Chinese tallow tree. The restored marsh will also provide critical habit for wildlife. CRCL is also looking for volunteers to unload and transport …
Latest news: November 30, 2011
Gulf harvesters offered more money for BP damage By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. November 30, 2011. “NEW ORLEANS — Gulf of Mexico shrimpers and crabbers, who’ve reported diminished catches since the BP oil spill, are being offered a more generous settlement package due to lingering uncertainties over seafood…” Gulf’s salt water threatens rice, crawfish farmers By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. November 29, 2011. “NEW ORLEANS — A rice and crawfish farming region on the low-lying southwest Louisiana coast has declared …
Latest news: November 29, 2011
Companies will face new spill allegations By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, The Houston Chronicle. November 28, 2011. “WASHINGTON – The federal government is set to impose new penalties against BP, Transocean and Halliburton for alleged safety and environmental violations in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an Obama administration official said Monday…” Briefing highlights importance of ecosystem services in Gulf of Mexico By the Ecological Society of America. November 28, 2011. “On November 16, the Consortium for Ocean …
Latest news: November 28, 2011
No easy answers, but status quo just won’t do for Gulf By Editorial page staff, American Press (Lake Charles, La.). November 28, 2011. “The federal government appears to be getting serious about a problem that has plagued Gulf of Mexico fishermen for decades. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Service is overseeing a five-year, $320 million project to reduce upstream agriculture runoff that flows down the Mississippi River and eventually winds up in the Gulf with alarming results…” Feds …
Latest news: November 21, 2011
Rep. Steve Scalise’s bill to give BP fines to Gulf states picks up steam By Times-Picayune Staff (New Orleans, La.). November 19, 2011. “Supporters of legislation to give the five Gulf states 80 percent of any Clean Water Act fines paid as a result of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster got another co-sponsor last week: Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. That brings the number of co-sponsors to 27…” Helping us prevent flooding: An editorial By Editorial page staff, The …
Latest news: November 18, 2011
One piece at a time, Louisiana chalks up a rare victory protecting coastline Reported by John Snell, Fox8TV (New Orleans, La.). November 16, 2011. “Maurepas, LA– On the shores of Lake Maurepas, giants rise to dominate the landscape. Jurassic-like, they will grow to become the largest and oldest living things east of the Mississippi River– if only given the chance…” District commander says corps is doing ‘less with less’ By Cara Bayles, Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). November 16, 2011. …
Latest news: November 16, 2011
Protecting the environment and jobs: Bob Marshall By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). November 15, 2011. “They say there’s truth in numbers. Let’s start with these: 2.7 billion — That’s how much energy industries spent gaining access to Congress since 1998, according to the authoritative Web site OpenSecrets.org. 40,000 — That’s how much the Outdoor Industry Association says its political action committee has raised…” BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulings By Harry R. Weber, Associated Press. …
Latest news: November 15, 2011
Coastal project building new land may be shut down Reported by: John Snell, Fox8TV. November 14, 2011. “Venice, LA— Near the mouth of the great American river, Earl Armstrong walks on land that did not exist last spring. As he surveys the West Bay River Diversion, Armstrong confidently declares, “it’s proving itself right now.”…” Louisiana will get an extra $390 million from FEMA By Bruce Alpert, Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). November 14, 2011. “WASHINGTON — Louisiana will get an additional $390 …