Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 8, 2015
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Mutated Truths By Sarah Craig & Rocky Kistner, onEarth. April 7, 2015 “In 2010, NRDC partnered with StoryCorps and Bridge the Gulf to tell stories of people living through the Deepwater Horizon disaster. As the five-year mark approaches, onEarth revisited Gulf residents for an update. First of four parts.” (Read More) Mapping Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. April 7, 2015 “Vic steers the boat to a navigation channel made by the Army Corps of Engineers. His GPS clearly …
BP's Sleight of Hand
This post has been cross-posted from an article originally published on the National Audubon Society’s website By: Melanie Driscoll, Director of Bird Conservation, Gulf Coast Conservation/Mississippi Flyway, Erik Johnson, Director of Bird Conservation, Audubon Louisiana A BP-authored report claiming that the Gulf has recovered is inaccurate and insulting—here’s why. Nearly five years after the largest accidental marine oil spill in U.S. history, BP is doing its best to convince the public that the 4.9[1] million barrels of oil that leaked …
Tagged ReportsA visit to the Caminada Headland Beach & Dune Restoration project
By Estelle Robichaux, Restoration Project Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund The BP oil spill has had devastating impacts on Gulf Coast ecosystems and communities, but coastal Louisiana’s land loss crisis began decades before the disaster. The Clean Water Act fines and other money paid through settlements relating to the spill offer an unprecedented opportunity to restore Gulf Coast habitats and natural resources. Many of the early restoration projects funded in Louisiana are focused on barrier islands because of the important role they …
Job Opening: Communications Summer Intern, National Audubon Society
Position Summary: Audubon’s Wings internship program invites students and recent graduates to help shape a healthy environment and vibrant future for birds – and all of us who share the planet with them. Audubon currently has an opportunity for you to expand your Wings in Audubon’s Communications Internship! The Communications Intern will be based in New Orleans, LA, working on Audubon’s Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign. The campaign is comprised of staff from National Audubon Society, Environmental Defense Fund, …
Tagged EconomicsLatest Mississippi River Delta News: April 7, 2015
Study suggests chemical used in BP oil spill cleanup capable of injuring people and wildlife By Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post. April 7, 2015 “Nearly two million gallons of Corexit were sprayed atop the oil spill to help break down the petroleum. But in their study, the UAB scientists found that the dispersant can seriously damage epithelial cells, such as those in the lungs of humans or the gills of marine animals.” (Read More) Letter: Restoring and protecting La. …
City of New Orleans Christmas Tree Recycling Program Celebrates 20 Years of Protecting Wetlands
By Samantha Carter, National Wildlife Federation Where does your Christmas tree go when you leave it at the curb? If you participated in the New Orleans tree recycling program this year, then as of April 2nd your tree is now in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. After your tree was picked up off of the curb in January, it was sorted and bundled by the Department of Sanitation with help from the city’s Office of Coastal and …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 6, 2015
Macaluso: We need the Mississippi River’s rich deposit Advocate story, The Advocate. April 4, 2015 “It’s easy for one or another group to cry about short-term inconveniences, when the long-term solutions could bring us back to a position where our coastal marshes can protect us from hurricanes, storm surges and what appears to be a years-in-the-future battle with sea-level rise.” (Read More) Legislation filed to help fund TOPS and coastal projects By WAFB staff, WAFB. April 4, 2015 “Louisiana coastal …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 3, 2015
Councilman questions spending on ‘poster child’ of the BP oil spill *features Doug Meffert, NAS & Natalie Peyronnin, EDF By John Snell, WVUE. April 2, 2015 “These islands are the only places where the birds can breed without predation,” said Doug Meffert, Executive Director of Audubon Louisiana. “We could have population crashes.” (Read More) Research shows dolphins are still suffering from Deepwater Horizon spill, five years later *features Alisha Renfro, NWF By Stephanie Oswald, WGNO. April 2, 2015 “Renfro says …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 2, 2015
Cat Island: Pelican haven to lifeless sandbar in 5 years *features David Muth, NWF & Estelle Robichaux, EDF By David Hammer, WWL TV. April 1, 2015 “Cat Island has taken on special significance because it was a favorite nesting spot for hundreds of pelicans and other birds – and the site of their widely observed demise when those nests were overrun by crude oil as BP’s Macondo well gushed unabated for 87 days, starting on April 20, 2010.” (Read More) …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: April 1, 2015
Cat Island nearly gone; BP oil mat and tar balls still visible on East Grand Terre Island By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). March 31, 2015 “Only two tiny strips of sand and shell, dotted with a few skeletal remains of mangrove trees, are all that was left of Cat Island, a tiny isle in Barataria Bay that held thriving colonies of brown pelicans, wading birds and gulls prior to the BP Deepwater Horizion oil spill, on Tuesday (Mar. …
Five years after oil spill, boat trips to Barataria Bay reveal tar balls, dying islands
Sadly, this is not an April Fools joke. Nearly five years after the BP Gulf oil disaster, we took a trip to Louisiana’s Barataria Bay to see the continuing and ongoing environmental effects of the spill. Representatives from Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society, Louisiana Wildlife Federation and Restore or Retreat organized a boat tour for local and national media to see for themselves the continued negative effects of the spill and the dire need for restoration. …
Five Years Later: Gulf Oil Disaster’s Impacts to Habitat and Wildlife Still Evident
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Jacques Hebert, National Audubon Society, 504.264.6849, jhebert@audubon.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Five Years Later: Gulf Oil Disaster’s Impacts to Habitat and Wildlife Still Evident Leading Conservation Groups Highlight BP Spill’s Ongoing Effects, Continued Need for Restoration (New Orleans, LA—March 31, 2015) Five years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 men and spewing at least 3.19 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of …
Gulf Oil Disaster: 5 Years Later Infographic
It’s been nearly five years since the start of the BP oil disaster, and the negative effects are still being felt. New research conducted over the last few years indicates that the Gulf will likely take years, even decades, to recover. Below is a look at some of the unfortunate side effects that are still plaguing the Gulf today. Take Action Sign the petition today to make sure BP oil spill fines are put to good use! Help spread the …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: March 31, 2015
BP spill continues to threaten Gulf wildlife, National Wildlife Federation says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). March 30, 2015. “The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to pose a significant threat to wildlife in and around the Gulf of Mexico, with at least 20 species seeing continued problems five years after the accident, according to a report released Monday (Mar. 30) by the National Wildlife Federation…” (read more). Report: Problems linger in Gulf of Mexico long after 2010 …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: March 30, 2015
High Mississippi, Atchafalaya rivers pouring sediment into Louisiana wetlands, lakes, Gulf By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. March 27, 2015 “The rising Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers are carrying a wealth of sediment — clearly visible from space — into coastal wetlands, Lake Pontchartrain and other coastal lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recent image from NASA’s MODIS satellite.” (Read More) UNO Katrina Summit: Coastal LA too exposed 10 years later By Rob Masson, WVUE – Fox8. March 27, …