Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 15, 2014
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Univ. of Florida study says BP oil spill led to $585 million in recreational fishing losses, newspaper reports By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Sept. 15, 2014. “A new study by researchers at the University of Florida and several other partners estimates…” (read more) Local projects can advance By The Houma Courier. Sept. 14, 2014. “The state’s Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority held a meeting last week in Houma…” (read more) La. coastal jobs in high demand of qualified workers By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 12, 2014
BP’s Lessons in Playing Nasty or Nice By Paul M. Barrett, BloombergBusinessweek. Sept. 11, 2014. “Within weeks of the epic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP (BP) apologized…” (read more) Coastal Rundown: The 2014 Society Of Environmental Journalists Conference By Laine Kaplan-Levenson and Jesse Hardman. Sept. 11, 2014. “The 24th Annual Society of Environmental Journalists conference took place…” (read more) Society of Environmental Journalists explores Louisiana’s issues: What others are saying By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Sept. 11, 2014. “In …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 11, 2014
Ruling In BP Civil Case Sets The Stage With Potential Additional Funds For Coastal Restoration By Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Sept. 10, 2014. “The ballroom of a New Orleans Hilton was packed with reporters in town…” (read more) You’re invited: Learn about how we created and reported the Losing Ground project By Anne Mueller, The Lens. Sept. 9, 2014. “Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation’s history…” (read more) Global warming threatens brown pelicans By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 10, 2014
Boot-shaped state? Should Louisiana change the shape of its map? By Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune. Sept. 9, 2014. “What does the map of Louisiana look like? It looks like a boot, right?…” (read more) Reflections: Hurricane season and coastal erosion Opinion by Barry Hoekstra, The Shreveport Times. Sept9, 2014. “It is hurricane season in Louisiana. While summers in our area can be…” (read more) RESTORE application process begins soon By John Henderson, The Panama City News Herald. Sept. 9, 2014. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 9, 2014
Louisiana Loses Its Boot By Brett Anderson, William Widmer and Matthew Woodson. Sept. 8, 2014. “Early this year, I drove from Arnaudville, Louisiana, to Morgan City, hoping to walk where…” (read more) Climate Change Will Disrupt Half of North America’s Bird Species, Study Says By Felicity Barringer, The New York Times. Sept. 8, 2014. “The Baltimore oriole will probably no longer live in Maryland, the common loon…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 8, 2014
For Lack Of Mississippi Silt, The Gulf Is Losing Coastal Land By Lynn Neary, NPR. Sept. 7, 2014. “Thousands of miles of Louisiana’s coastline have been disappearing over the last century…” (read more) Judge: BP’s reckless conduct caused Gulf oil spill By Rick Jervis and Kevin McCoy, USA Today. Sept. 5, 2014. “Energy giant BP was “grossly negligent” in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, a U.S. district judge…” (read more) ‘Worst Case’ BP Ruling on Gulf Spill Means Billions More …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 5, 2014
Conservation groups welcome BP ruling By Daniel J. Graeber, UPI. Sept. 5, 2014. “Conservation groups said a ruling that BP was grossly negligent…” (read more) Sorting Out BP’s Gulf Oil Spill Liability: Four Blunt Points By Paul M. Barrett, BloombergBusinessweek. Sept. 5, 2014. “Confused about where things stand in the litigation hurricane over…” (read more) BP Found “Grossly Negligent” in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill By Susan E. Matthews, Audubon Magazine. Sept. 4, 2014. “BP is guilty of gross negligence for …
MEDIA ADVISORY: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. CT
CONTACTS: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Steve Murchie, Gulf Restoration Network, 941.441.7035, steve@healthygulf.org BREAKING NEWS: BP Found Grossly Negligent in 2010 Gulf Oil Disaster Gulf Coast groups to host press conference at site of BP trial this afternoon at 3:30 pm CT Please join coastal restoration advocates and impacted community leaders for a press conference at the federal courthouse in New Orleans, the site of the ongoing BP trial, to …
Conservation Groups React to Ruling that BP Grossly Negligent in 2010 Oil Disaster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Conservation Groups React to Ruling that BP Grossly Negligent in 2010 Oil Disaster Today’s ruling a vital step toward holding BP accountable, restoring the Gulf (September 4, 2014 – New Orleans) National and local organizations working on Mississippi River Delta restoration – Environmental Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, National Audubon Society and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation – released the following …
Risk and Resilience: Society of Environmental Journalists hosts annual conference this week in New Orleans
By Elizabeth Skree, Communications Manager, Environmental Defense Fund This week, along the Mississippi River at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, hundreds of environmental journalists, reporters and bloggers; journalism students and professors; communications professionals; and NGO and government expert presenters and panelists are gathering for the annual Society of Environmental Journalists Conference. The conference brings together environmental journalists from around the world to learn about emerging environmental issues, meet new sources and experts, learn about new tools and programs, network …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 3, 2014
Restore Act project proposals subject of Thursday meeting in New Orleans By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Sept. 3, 2014. “The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will hold a meeting in New Orleans…” (read more) Coal, petroleum coke debris found in Plaquemines marsh restoration projects By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Sept. 2, 2014. “Pieces of coal and petroleum coke – some as large as fists – have been found dotting mile-long stretches…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Sept. 2, 2014
Rapid erosion of Louisiana coast only expected to accelerate By Bob Marshall and Al Shaw, The New Orleans Advocate. Sept. 1, 2014. “This story is condensed from a broad multimedia presentation produced by the nonprofit newsrooms…” (read more) Watch how Louisiana’s coastline has vanished over the last 80 years By Brad Plumer, Vox. Aug. 30, 2014. “Over the last 80 years, Louisiana has lost nearly 2,000 square miles of coastland…” (read more) Halliburton to Pay $1.1 Billion to Settle Spill Lawsuits …
Public meetings in Louisiana to solicit feedback on RESTORE Council funding distribution
The State of Louisiana is hosting three meetings in September to increase public awareness around the funding distribution of the RESTORE Act and to request additional feedback and ideas from the public. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, also known as the RESTORE Council, is responsible for distributing 30% of the money directed to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. Members of the public are invited to submit formal proposals for projects or programs for funding consideration, to voice support for existing projects, or …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 29, 2014
Live chat Friday: Talk to The Lens, ProPublica about ‘Losing Ground’ By Steve Myers, The Lens. Aug. 28, 2014. “Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation’s history…” (read more) Discussion: Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast By Scott Klein, ProPublica. Aug. 28, 2014. “Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation’s history…” (read more)
Nine years later: Is the Gulf Coast prepared for another Katrina?
This post originally appeared on Environmental Defense Fund’s EDF Voices blog. By Estelle Robichaux, Environmental Defense Fund Nine years ago, as Hurricane Katrina gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico, I called my grandmother and namesake to wish her happy 84th birthday – and to urge her to leave her home on Bayou Lafourche until the storm passed. It would take several more days before I heard my mother’s voice over the phone and was reassured that everyone in my family …