Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 24, 2014
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Vermilion coastal projects focus on objectives that restore shorelines and lost marsh By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Nov. 24, 2014. “While much coastal restoration effort concentrates on building back marsh that’s washed away, it’s much more effective to prevent the loss in the first place.…” (read more ) Improvements to floodwalls along Industrial Canal, water sharing with central wetlands, may be next step for reducing effects of storm surge flooding, levee authority contractor says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 21, 2014
WWNO’s Jesse Hardman Interviews Nola.com’s Mark Schleifstein (AUDIO) By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Nov. 20, 2014. “This fall a series of long form news pieces about Louisiana’s coat have appeared in various national media…we wanted to see how these stories were received, and what the impact of them might be…” (read more ) Money from 2 small energy companies’ settlement earmarked for coastal restoration By Kevin McGill, AP. Nov. 20, 2014. “Money from the first and only settlement so far …
RESTORE Council Staff Brave the Cold to visit the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle
By Samantha Carter, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, National Wildlife Federation Wind. Rain. Record-setting lows. None of that stopped community members and conservation groups from welcoming members of a federal restoration council to a potential project site in the Lower Ninth Ward last Thursday morning. Members of the MRGO Must Go Coalition met with Executive Director Justin Ehrenwerth and Environmental Compliance Director John Ettinger of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council at the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle platform in New …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 20, 2014
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Awards $140 Million to Support Research CWPPRA. Nov. 20, 2014. “The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) has selected 12 research consortia to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and public health…” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 19, 2014
The race to save Louisiana’s disappearing coast By Jason Berry, Global Post. Nov. 18, 2014. “The federal government recently erased more than 20 communities south of New Orleans from the map – they’re underwater now…” (read more ) Freshwater Bayou marsh creation project restoring Louisiana’s coast By Kari Beal, KATC. Nov. 18, 2014. “The constant battle to save Louisiana’s coastline is making progress in Vermilion Parish…” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov.18, 2014
NFWF Announces $13.2 million in Support of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan Washington D.C, Nov. 17, 2014. “The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $13.2 million in funding to support critical monitoring and other related activities to benefit priority barrier islands and river diversion projects in Louisiana….” (read more ) Louisiana gets $13.2 million from National Fish & Wildlife Foundation By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Nov. 17, 2014. “The new grant will allow the state to analyze …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 17, 2014
BP asks judge to cap spill penalties at $12 billion By Collin Eaton, FuelFix. Nov. 17, 2014. “BP wants a federal judge to cap its potential oil-spill pollution fines at a maximum of $12.3 billion, a move that would cut away nearly a third of the penalties U.S. prosecutors are seeking for the Deepwater Horizon disaster…” (read more ) BP Tries to Pay Less for the Gulf Oil Spill, Again By Katie Valentine, Thinkprogress.org. Nov. 17, 2014. “BP maintains that …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov.14, 2014
Judge sticks to BP gross negligence ruling in 2010 oil spill case By Associated Press, The Times-Picayune. Nov. 13, 2014. “A federal judge in New Orleans is sticking to his ruling that said BP’s conduct in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster amounted to “gross negligence.…” (read more ) Sounding the alarm on coastal erosion By Jim Hummel, KATC. Nov. 14, 2014. “According to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA), since the 1930’s, Louisiana has lost …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 13, 2014
After BP’s disaster, a massive plan to revive the Gulf of Mexico By Rob Curran, Fortune Magazine. Nov. 12, 2014. “As funds from the BP oil spill fines become available for environmental and economic development projects this month, an alliance of conservation groups has produced a master plan to protect the entire Gulf of Mexico coastline …” (read more ) Louisiana recommends five projects for Restore Act oil spill fine money By Julia O’Donoghue, The Times-Picayune. Nov. 12, 2014. “The …
Adapting to climate change using natural infrastructure
By Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund For half a century, the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) has been bringing together water resources professionals for information exchange, professional development and education. Hosting numerous conferences per year, AWRA recently hosted its Annual Water Resources Conference earlier this month in Washington, DC. More than 1,300 people attended the conference to hear presentations on the latest water resources topics and network with fellow professionals. The conference was also special as it was in …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 12, 2014
State Awards Contract for Largest Restoration Project in History of Coastal Program Coastal Protection Restoration Authority. Nov. 12, 2014. “The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has awarded a $145.7 million contract to Weeks Marine for the construction of the second increment of the Caminada Headland Beach and Dune Restoration project …” (read more ) River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Nov. 11, 2014. “The River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project is designed to restore systems and processes …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 11, 2014
Plaquemines Parish coal export terminal project receives Corps of Engineers approval By Andrea Shaw, The Times-Picayune. Nov. 10, 2014. “The fight for coastal restoration and healthy economic development is the fight for our lives in Louisiana…” (read more ) Consequences of climate change discussed by French, U.S. experts at Tulane By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Nov. 10, 2014. “The Mississippi River delta lost over 214 square miles of land overnight during Rita and Katrina…” (read more )
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 10, 2014
Letter: Maurepas project should make list By Michelle Maloney, The Advocate. Nov.9, 2014. “We urge the CPRA to vote for River Reintroduction to Maurepas Swamp as one of their five projects to the RESTORE Council…” (read more ) New Orleans hires first chief resiliency officer By Richard Webster, The Times-Picayune. Nov.7, 2014. “Hebert will be responsible for developing and implementing a plan that addresses, “rising sea levels, strategies for flood mitigation and protection, including coastal restoration projects …” (read more …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 7, 2014
Appeals court stands by ruling holding BP, Anadarko liable for oil spill penalties By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune, Nov. 6, 2014. “A panel of federal appeals court judges in New Orleans has refused to reconsider a ruling that BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. must pay federal fines related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster…”(read more) Court reaffirms BP is Liable in Gulf Oil Spill By Kevin McGill, Associated Press, Nov. 6, 2014. “A federal appeals court panel has …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 6, 2014
Early Coastal Projects in Louisiana are underway By Amy Wold, The Advocate, Nov. 5, 2014. “BP spill money used to begin restoration…” (read more) Local, state, and federal governments await oil spill payout By Richard Fischer, The Times, Nov. 5, 2014. “As dollars get set to flow to the gulf region as part of Clean Water Act penalties via the RESTORE Act, the Houma Navigation Canal Lock project is one of two LA projects for which money has already been …