Latest news: September 23, 2011
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Bill aimed at restoring Gulf goes to full Senate By the Associated Press. September 22, 2011. “NEW ORLEANS — A bill that calls for 80 percent of BP penalties to go toward restoring the Gulf of Mexico has moved onto the full U.S. Senate…” BP spill hearing delayed, GOP claims administration withheld witnesses By Ben Geman, The Hill. September 22, 2011 “A House committee is postponing a hearing about the recently completed federal investigation of the 2010 BP oil spill …
Latest news: September 22, 2011
Spill fine bill passes Senate committee; House agreement may be close By George Altman, al.com. September 22, 2011. “WASHINGTON — After making minor changes, a Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would send 80 percent of oil spill fine money to Gulf Coast states…” New tar balls on Gulf of Mexico beaches ‘come from BP oil spill’ By Rowena Mason, The Telegraph. September 21, 2011. “Researchers from Auburn University found the environmental impact of the spill is continuing …
Latest news: September 21, 2011
Senate committee passes oil spill fine proposal By George Altman, Press-Register (Mobile, Al.). September 21 2011. “A Senate committee this morning approved a bill to send 80 percent of oil spill fine money to Gulf Coast states, after making minor changes to the legislation…” Bill Steering Oil-Spill Fines to States Gets Support By Tennille Tracy, Wall Street Journal. September 21, 2011. “WASHINGTON—Gulf Coast lawmakers scored a victory in their efforts to steer billions of dollars of oil-spill fines to their …
Gulf Groups Praise Senate Committee for Approving Gulf Restoration Bill
Senate urged to pass bipartisan bill to dedicate oil spill fines to restore Gulf NEWS RELEASE (Washington, D.C.—September 21, 2011) A coalition of six groups supporting Gulf restoration praised the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee for approving legislation today, the RESTORE the Gulf Coast States Act, with a strong showing of bipartisan support. The bill passed by voice vote with only three requested no’s recorded. The legislation would ensure that penalties paid by BP and others responsible for …
Latest news: September 20, 2011
Supporting Senate bill to invest fines from BP’s spill is a vote for the Gulf Coast’s future: An editorial By Editorial page staff, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). September 20, 2011. “A bipartisan bill to dedicate most of the fines from the BP oil spill to restoring the Gulf Coast is set to come up for a vote in a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday. A vote for this bill is a vote for the future of the Gulf, so people …
Job opening: Project Manager Consultant for Lower Mississippi River Delta Design Initiative
More information about this position can be found on Idealist.org. Job: Project Manager Consultant Project: Lower Mississippi River Delta Design Initiative Location: Flexible between Washington, DC and New York City Introduction Responding to the collapse of social and environmental ecosystems across the Lower Mississippi River Delta, Environmental Defense Fund and Van Alen Institute have embarked on a major, multi-year initiative to address the physical, scientific, social, and economic challenges of designing—and implementing—a self-sustaining Louisiana delta landscape. Over the last century, engineered …
Latest news: September 19, 2011
Gulf champion Nancy Rabalais gets her due: An editorial By Editorial page staff, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). September 19, 2011. “Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais has been mapping the dead zone that forms off Louisiana’s coast for 27 years, work that has been critical in understanding and focusing attention on this important environmental issue. The Heinz Family Foundation has named her a 2011 recipient of a $100,000 Heinz award…” Holding BP accountable for bad decisions that led to oil spill …
Latest news: September 16, 2011
Analysis: BP oil spill report may prompt $30 billion pay-out By Tom Bergin, Reuters. September 16, 2011. “Findings of the second major investigation by the U.S. government into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, may press BP into putting over $30 billion on the table to quickly settle its outstanding legal headaches…” Floating island going in at Isle de Jean Charles By Mike Nixon, Tri-Parish Times (Houma, La.). September 16, 2011. “One of the hardest hit communities in Terrebonne …
Latest news: September 15, 2011
Preserving swamp near Maurepas is a conservation victory: An editorial By Editorial page staff, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). September 14, 2011. “Saving a 675-acre cypress-tupelo swamp near Maurepas from logging will preserve vital habitat for birds and animals, but it also means those trees will continue to act as buffers against storm surge instead of being ground up for garden mulch…” Native Americans demand a say in coastal restoration plans By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La). September …
Latest news: September 14, 2011
Plans firming up for water institute By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). September 14,2011. “A list of board members for a new “water institute” in Louisiana targeting coastal research and restoration could be available within the next month and the search process for an executive director will begin soon, officials involved with the project said Tuesday…” Coast Guard Responds to Reports of Crude Oil in Bayou Dupont By Kate Durio, KATC News (Lafayette, La.). September 14, 2011. “The …
Latest news: September 13, 2011
Conservation Fund purchase will preserve 675 acres of Maurepas Swamp By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). September 13, 2011. “A consortium of conservation groups has arranged the purchase of 675 acres of cypress-tupelo swamp bordering the town of Maurepas, assuring its protection as a refuge for migratory waterfowl, neotropical songbirds and several species of ducks. Saving the trees from logging also protects them as a hurricane storm surge and wind barrier for nearby communities…” Independent audit of fishers’ …
Latest news: September 12, 2011
Governor Touts Dredging and Coastal Restoration Projects Throughout SW LA DredgingToday.com. September 12, 2011. “Governor Bobby Jindal announced during a press conference in Lake Charles that the state has invested more money for dredging and sediment use in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes than anywhere else in Louisiana, and it is paying off in marsh creation and increased hurricane surge protection…” Hundreds of acres of marsh, swamp in St. Tammany are donated to state By Paula Devlin, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, …
Latest news: September 9, 2011
Wax Lake Delta: Accidental Eden in the Atchafalaya by Hal Herring, The Conservationist blog (Field & Stream). September 7, 2011. “Wax Lake, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana — A six foot gator slipped off the mudbank and lay still in the water, watching us. I stood on the bow of the big flatbottom while Ben Weber poled the boat from his homemade platform – this is a former working boat, converted by Ben to a shallow water redfish predator. We’re after different …
Latest news: September 8, 2011
Officials: Home-raisings prevented Lee flooding WBRZ News (Baton Rouge, La.). September 7, 2011. “HOUMA- Terrebonne Parish officials say an aggressive effort by parish government to use federal grant programs for elevation of homes is a likely reason why so few homes flooded in Terrebonne as a result of Tropical Storm Lee…” BP’s $100 million rig worker fund expands to other oil spill recovery efforts By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.). September 7, 2011. “Rig workers and other offshore …
Latest news: September 7, 2011
Group wants millions from BP fines to stay in Gulf states Sun Herald (Biloxi, Gulfport and South Mississippi). September 3, 2011. “A coalition of national environmental groups and local business leaders is lobbying Congress and drumming up public support for passage of Senate Bill 1400, the “Restore the Gulf Coast Act.” The bill, which supporters hope to get moving in committee this month, would direct to Gulf Coast states 80 percent of the fines and penalties BP will be forced …