Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 12, 2015
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Report: More protective measures recommended to protect New Orleans from strong storms. *features David Muth, NWF & John Lopez, LPBF By Amy Wold, The Advocate. August 12, 2015 “The truth is we’re not safer than ever. We’re safer than we were a day before Hurricane Katrina,” she said. The wetlands outside the massive levee system haven’t been restored and without that, as well as better work to handle drainage within New Orleans, levees can still be overtopped and flooding within …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 10, 2015
How to Save a Sinking Coast? Katrina Created a Laboratory. *features Alisha Renfro, NWF & David Muth, NWF By John Schwartz, The New York Times. August 7, 2015 “The Mississippi River is the lifeline for the crisis we face in coastal Louisiana,” Mr. Kline said. “We can’t just keep throwing money at the problem, dredging and dredging and dredging.” Instead, he added, “we just let the river do the work.” (Read More) In Louisiana, Rebuilding Mother Nature’s Storm Protection: A …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 7, 2015
From the Mississippi to the Ganges, river deltas are in major trouble By Chris Mooney, The Washington Post. August 6, 2015 “Deltas, after all, have been doing their thing for thousands upon thousands of years — flooding, washing in sediment, rebuilding land. But we changed the system — meaning that simply building higher, on sinking land, may not be enough of a sustainable solution.” (Read More) Delta cities, wealthy or not, face rising risk from sinking land By Zachary Tessler, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 5, 2015
Fisherman oppose river diversions to fix Louisiana coast By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press. August 4, 2015 “John Teal, a member of the advisory panel and a wetlands restoration expert with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, said diversions must be considered to help save coastal Louisiana from disappearing. “The diversions can slow (the land loss) down,” he said. “They can build land.” (Read More) 2015 Gulf of Mexico dead zone ‘above average’ NOAA. August 4, 2015 “Scientists have found this …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 3, 2015
Our Views: ‘The battle over preserving GOMESA is even more vital for those with a long-term commitment to Louisiana’s coastline’ The Advocate. August 2, 2015 “Diversions of Mississippi River water and sediments — the way the Louisiana delta was formed in past ages — have been since the 1920s identified as the way to rebuild significant amounts of coastal marshes, Kline told the Press Club of Baton Rouge. “It is important that the river be a restoration tool as well …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 28, 2015
A tempting target: Louisiana stands to gain substantial funds for coastal projects, but the governor’s new coastal director warns against diverting those funds to other uses By Amy Wold, The Advocate. July 28, 2015 “Coastal protection and restoration must be a centerpiece of any platform for a candidate running for governor or for the legislature,” Kline said. “We need to make sure whoever is in there, the administration does not miss a beat.” (Read More) Louisiana’s physical footprint could …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 27, 2015
Learn La. governor candidates’ views on coast during public forum at Nicholls *features Jimmy Frederick, CRCL & Simone Maloz, ROR By Meredith Burns, Houma Courier. July 26, 2015 “This forum will hopefully underscore for all the candidates what a priority coastal protection and restoration is, not just for our region, but for the entire state. We also hope to highlight the need to safeguard the coastal funds for their intended uses, and to ensure the public is part of the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 23, 2015
What Do Mayors from Tehran and New Orleans Have in Common? Climate Change. By Natasha Geiling, Think Progress. July 22, 2015 “To combat the dangers of rising sea level and associated storm surge, New Orleans fortified its perimeter protections — levees, storm surge barriers, and dikes — in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The city also has a plan to restore ecologically important wetlands in the region by diverting rivers. These wetlands serve as a buffer between the Gulf and …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 22, 2015
Louisiana must safeguard BP settlement money for our coast: John Kennedy By John Kennedy, The Times-Picayune. July 20, 2015 “With this BP money, we have in our hands a golden opportunity. We didn’t want this disaster to happen. However, now we have the means to restore our wetlands and to safeguard this money for future generations.” (Read More) Desperate $68 billion plan to save Louisiana, the sinking state, from going under By Kate Schneider, news.com.au. July 21, 2015 “Given …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 20, 2015
The $50 billion plan to save Louisiana’s wetlands By Robert Boos, PRI. July 19, 2015 “Louisiana is in trouble. The Mississippi River Delta is disappearing into the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of 16 square miles a year, some of the fastest land loss on the planet. The bayou lands are crucial to the nation’s fisheries, as well as regional oil and gas supplies. Perhaps ironically, activity by the energy industry is helping to destroy its own infrastructure.” (Read …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 17, 2015
East bank levee authority approves $9.2 million in BP settlements By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. July 16, 2015 “The east bank levee authority agreed Thursday (July 16) to settle BP oil spill damage claims totaling $9.2 million, including $8.2 million for levee districts in East Jefferson, New Orleans and St. Bernard parishes. The other $1 million covers claims of the agency that regulates the non-flood protection assets of the Orleans Levee District.” (Read More) Barrier island project wins key …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 16, 2015
Louisiana coastal board asks fed approval of 4 projects funded with BP spill fines By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. July 15, 2015 “The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority on Wednesday (July 15) asked the U.S. Department of Treasury to approve its plan to spend $39.4 million promised the state from fines related to the BP oil spill on four complex coastal restoration projects.” (Read More) The BP settlement is only a down payment on the massive coastal restoration …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 15, 2015
Plaquemines Parish rejects BP settlement offer as too small By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. July 14, 2015 “Plaquemines Parish has turned down a settlement offer from BP to pay for damages caused during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and oil spill because it was too small to compensate for the losses, two lawyers representing the parish in settlement talks said Monday (July 13). ” (Read More) Katrina 10th anniversary: connection future hurricanes to climate change By Laurie Wiegler, Examiner. July …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 14, 2015
The Birds of British Petroleum *features Erik Johnson, NAS & David Muth, NWF By David Gessner, Audubon Magazine. July – August 2015 “There are times you can’t be sure of much in the Gulf, but amid all the confusion, one thing is undeniable: Habitat is going away, and it is going away fast, the land sinking and sea rising like nowhere else on earth, to the point where organizations working in the region report that the Mississippi River Delta loses …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 13, 2015
State works on plan to help keep saltwater from moving into Terrebonne Parish *featuring Simone Maloz, ROR By Amy Wold, The Advocate. July 13, 2015 “The real story is that it prevents the loss of 15,000 acres,” said Simone Theriot Maloz, executive director of the coastal group Restore or Retreat. “We are not even talking about creating land; we’re talking about holding the line.” (Read More) Which cities will feel the effects of climate change the most? By Michele …