Groups Submit Comments on Louisiana Coastal Area 6 Project Reports
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By Angelina Freeman, Environmental Defense Fund While deliberations about the post-oil spill restoration program continue, ecosystem restoration has been a critical regional need for decades. The good news is that a program of providing ground and stabilization projects for Louisiana’s coastal wetlands – the “Louisiana Coastal Area Program”, or LCA – were authorized in the 2007 Water Resources Development Act and are proceeding toward construction. Six of the 15 projects specifically listed in the LCA authorization have moved most quickly …
Executive Director Named for Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
On October 25 , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson named John H. Hankinson, Jr. as executive director of the newly-established Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, which President Obama created through an executive order in October. Hankinson served until recently as board chairman of Audubon of Florida and as southeast regional EPA administrator from 1994 to 2001. Previously, Hankinson led land acquisition at the St. Johns River Water Management District and was a staff director for the Florida House of Representatives. A …