Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 29, 2014
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BP Says Gulf Cleanup Over By Steve Curwood, NPR – Living on Earth. April 25, 2014. *Melanie Driscoll featured “There’s a saying about ecology that it’s not rocket science, it’s a lot more complicated than that. We’re looking at a system…” (read more) Zeringue: Diversions are essential to coastal restoration By Amy Wold, The Advocate. April 28, 2014. “River diversions are only one part of the integrated plan for coastal restoration and flood protection in the state…” (read more) Coastal …
Mississippi River carries enough sand to build new land for at least 600 years, new study suggests
By Alisha A. Renfro, Ph.D., National Wildlife Federation As spring weather warms the Midwest, snow melts and drains from 31 states into the Mississippi River. In south Louisiana, the mighty Mississippi River is nearing its peak flow of nearly 900,000 cubic feet of water per second. Rolling down the river with the water is mud and sand, which are essential to building wetlands in the disappearing Mississippi River Delta. Every hour in Louisiana, a football field of land becomes open …
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The BP spill four years later By David Yarnold, McClatchy News. April 21, 2014. “Four years after the largest offshore oil disaster in U.S. history, scientists are still trying to come to terms with the toll that the Deepwater Horizon…” (read more) BP Oil spill four years later: Return to Barataria Bay and Cat Island By Julia Kumari Drapkin, The Times-Picayune. April 18, 2014. “When a crew of journalists and environmental groups studying the effects of the BP Deepwater Macondo …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 8, 2014
Health of Gulf species suggests problems, raises questions almost four years after BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, report says By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune. April 8, 2014. “The health of bottlenose dolphins, predators at the top of the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico…” (read more) Diversions are part of the plan Editorial by The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). April 7, 2014. “The annual presentation of the state’s master coastal plan at the Legislature got a little more controversy…” (read more) Architects …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 20, 2014
Think Tank, Dr. John Lopez By Garland Robinette, WWL Radio (New Orleans, La.). March 19, 2014. “River diversions are a major part of the backbone of our $50 billion plan to save our coastline…” (read more) Louisiana’s coastal insects still dying from BP oil spill, researcher says (+video) By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. March 19, 2014. “Insects living in wetland grasses along Louisiana’s coast oiled in the aftermath of the 2010 BP Deepwater…” (read more) BP Scraps Renewable Energy Goal After …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 17, 2014
Tabasco: Fighting bland food since 1868 (+video) By Sanjay Gupta, CBS News, 60 Minutes. March 16, 2014. “…All this land protects the island, protects it from storms– protects it from erosion. And it’s part of our heritage…” (read more) Study: In some cases, pipelines can rebuild wetlands more cheaply than diversions By Bob Marshall, The Lens. March 14, 2014. “A recently published study by a team of economists from Louisiana State University and Mississippi State University…” (read more) As Louisiana’s …
Of Coast and Culture: Happy Mardi Gras, Y’all!
By Eden Davis and Philip Russo, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition There are many reasons to advocate for coastal restoration in Louisiana, but few arguments are as compelling as preserving the cultural legacy of a state known for its food, music and festivities. That’s why we as part of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition are doing our best to celebrate tirelessly the cultural apex that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans. We, along with the rest of the community, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 28, 2014
USF study: Diseased fish show dissolved oil from BP spill as far south as Sanibel By Craig Pittman, The Tampa Bay Times (Tampa Bay, Fla.). Feb. 28, 2014. “Dissolved oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill off Louisiana wafted underwater all the way down to Florida’s Sanibel Island…” (read more) Sportsmen Need to Get Involved in Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Battle By Bob Marshall, Field & Stream. Feb. 27, 2014. “If this [cleanup] is left to stand,” they argued in their joint …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 27, 2014
Live chat Thursday: What should be done to rebuild the Louisiana coast? By Steve Myers, The Lens. Feb. 26, 2014. “This week, The Lens published columns with opposing views about how to rebuild the sinking Louisiana coast…” (read more) Panel provides guidance to state in water diversion projects By Amy Wold, Feb. 27, 2014. “An expert panel on diversions gave their first set of recommendations to the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Wednesday…” (read more) 80 percent of oil …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 14, 2014
New Louisiana plan relies heavily on diversions to reduce nutrients causing Gulf ‘dead zone’ By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 13, 2014. “Louisiana plans to use existing and proposed sediment and freshwater diversions as part of a new plan for removing a small share of the fertilizers and other nutrients from the Mississippi…” (read more) BP Deepwater Horizon spill oil causes heart damage that can kill tuna, new study finds By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 13, 2014. “Crude oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill …
Rebuilding coastal Louisiana, using the natural power of the mighty Mississippi
This was originally posted by Environmental Defense Fund on EDF Voices. By Estelle Robichaux, Restoration Project Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Soon after my flyover of the Mississippi River Delta, I joined Dr. John Lopez of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) on a boat ride down the Bohemia Spillway to Mardi Gras Pass. As we sped down the spillway canal, beautiful swamp lilies and purple morning glories popped out against a backdrop of lush, green plants. Once we reached our destination, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 4, 2014
Diversions are a critical tool for reversing Louisiana land loss: Douglas J. Meffert By Doug Meffert, Op-Ed, The Times-Picayune. Feb. 4, 2014. “Polls indicate that most Louisianans agree that we need swift, urgent restoration to offset our state’s coastal land loss crisis…” (read more) Group seeks help for its annual cleanup of Bayou Lafourche By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). Feb. 1, 2014. “Some might find it disconcerting to hear of old toilets, cigarettes and underwear submerged or …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 27, 2014
Stopping the loss of our wetlands takes money Editorial, The Houma Courier. Jan. 25, 2014. “The people of south Louisiana are well aware of the problem. Our land is disappearing at an alarming rate, leaving us ever more vulnerable to the next storm and putting us ever closer to the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico…” (read more) Saving the coast: the issue of our lifetime By Walter Pierce, The IND (Lafayette, La.). Jan. 24, 2014. “When it comes …
Expert panel discusses diversions as a coastal restoration tool
By Alisha A. Renfro, Ph.D., National Wildlife Federation Last week in Baton Rouge, The Water Institute of the Gulf hosted the inaugural meeting of the Expert Panel on Diversion Planning and Implementation. The panel – comprised of 12 experts in natural and social sciences, engineering and economics – was selected from more than 60 nominees from across the country. Panel members are all from outside Louisiana, in order to foster critical and constructive review of work being led by Louisiana-based …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 16, 2014
Jefferson Parish cancels Saturday marsh project due to ‘huge success’ already By Drew Broach, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 15, 2014. “Jefferson Parish officials have cancelled Saturday’s Christmas tree marsh restoration volunteer project “due to the huge success of this past weekend’s volunteer event…” (read more) Diversions, barrier islands discussed at coastal restoration meeting By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier. Jan. 15, 2014. “State officials heard concerns over fresh water diversions and future local development as the state presented its annual plan for …