Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 13, 2014
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Terrebonne Parish pitching several versions of billion-dollar sediment project By Xerxes Wilson, Louisiana Sportsman. Aug. 12, 2014. “Terrebonne Parish is ready to pitch a billion-dollar sediment pipeline concept for inclusion…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 12, 2014
Follow Along With The Coastal Desk’s ‘Vanishing Coast’ Tour Of Chauvin By Laine Kaplan-Levenson & Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Aug. 11, 2014. “WWNO’s Coastal Desk is heading to Chauvin, Louisiana to visit some sites that are in danger…” (read more) Gulf oyster harvest way down since oil spill; fishermen blame BP, company cites other factors By Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press. Aug. 12, 2014. “Fisherman Randy Slavich drags a clunky metal net through an underwater oyster bed in Lake Machias…” (read more)
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Aug. 11, 2014
Terrebonne pitching versions of billion-dollar sediment project By Xerxes Wilson, The Daily Comet. Aug. 9, 2014. “Terrebonne parish is ready to pitch a billion dollar sediment concept for inclusion…” (read more) Use RESTORE Act to create healthy ecosystem and economy By Johnny Marquez, The Sun Herald (Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.). Aug 9, 2014. “The summer is the height of recreational fishing season on the Mississippi Coast, and it’s a good time…” (read more) Northwest Florida, Gulf Counties Still Waiting On Funding Years …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Aug. 7, 2014
BP’s cleanup promise broken; oil visible on beaches Editorial by Pensacola News Journal. Aug. 8, 2014. “A promise was broken. Maybe it’s all BP’s fault. Maybe the Coast Guard shares the blame…” (read more) Oil spill fine money closer to reality By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier. Aug. 7, 2014. “Sediment pipelines are among items on local officials’ wish lists as another round…” (read more) Corps awards $65M Plaquemines floodgate project By Robin Shannon, New Orleans City Business. Aug 7, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Aug. 7, 2014
Corps, Plaquemines Parish sign agreement to build wetlands in West Bay (+video) By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. Aug. 6, 2014. “Up to 600 acres of new wetlands and ridges will dot the edges of a West Bay area receiving sediment…” (read more) Sen. Nelson Talks RESTORE Act Funds (+video) By Morgan Kyrklund, WJHG (Panama City, Fla.). Aug. 6, 2014. “Florida officials could as soon as Friday how they’ll be able to use RESTORE Act money…” (read more) National group examines New …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 6, 2014
River diversions at work in Wax Lake Delta By Alex Galbraith, The Plaquemines Gazette. Aug. 5, 2014. “At the southern end of the Wax Lake outlet, there sits a stretch of mud flat…” (read more) It’s the peak of hurricane season. Name an environmentally minded business that deserves news coverage By Mark Waller, The Times-Picayune. Aug. 5, 2014. “The peak of hurricane season is upon us. It evokes memories of history-making disasters…” (read more) Coastal activist retires after 40 years By Xerxes …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 5, 2014
John Snell reports: A Coast in crisis (+video) By John Snell, WVUE (New Orleans, La.). Aug. 4, 2014. “Each year, Louisiana loses 25-35 square miles of its coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey…” (read more) Causes of fish skin lesions ruled out, except for BP oil spill, new study says By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. “A team of scientists studying the cause of skin lesions found on fish…” (read more) Where’s the Money? RESTORE Act By Debbie Williams, WKRG (Mobile, …
IPCC report examines climate change’s effects on Mississippi River Delta and strategies for adaptation
By Keenan Orfalea, Communications Intern, Environmental Defense Fund “There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” – President John F. Kennedy The Mississippi River Delta – one of the largest and most productive wetland ecosystems in North America – is teeming with life, and this rich bounty has supported the development of unique cultures and traditions, alongside industry. At the same time, Louisiana’s fragile coastal wetland ecosystems are …
Tagged Economics, ReportsGuest Post: Why New Orleanians should care about coastal restoration, by Lynda Woolard
Guest post by Lynda Woolard (New Orleans) This post is the first in a two-part guest series. “The simple truth is, if we fail to restore our coast, we fail to protect our city from future storms.” I was recently blessed with an opportunity to go along for a boat trip to see the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) and the Central Wetlands of southeast Louisiana with a delegation from the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign. I was initially a …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 4, 2014
Oyster Shells Recycled By Taylor Burley, New Orleans Magazine. Aug. 1, 2014. “The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) recently implemented the state’s first formal…” (read more) Oil spill monitors will stay on the job, state says (+video) By Kimberly Blair, The Pensacola New Journal. Aug. 2, 2014. “…tracking down more than 46,000 tar balls and 3,190 pounds of submerged tar mats that have been cleaned up…” (read more) BP Oil Spill: Deepwater Horizon Toxins Consumed By Ocean Bacteria By …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 1, 2014
Senators Landrieu, Rubio and Boxer rail against logjam in RESTORE spending By Laurie Weigler, The Examiner. July 31, 2014. “The problem is clear: money is being delayed in helping people of the Gulf, and concerned Senators…” (read more) Slow release of oil spill funds frustrates Florida By Ledyard King, The News-Press Washington bureau. July 31, 2014. “The Obama administration isn’t moving fast enough to release hundreds of millions of dollars…” (read more) Local Photographer Captures Changing Louisiana Coast From A …
The fate and fortune of Plaquemines Parish is tied to the ability to sustain the wetlands
By Bobby Thomas, Executive Director of the Plaquemines Association of Business and Industry This month, the Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign invited a few leaders of the Plaquemines Association of Business and Industry (PABI) on a tour of several coastal restoration projects along Barataria Bay near Myrtle Grove. Recognizing this as a valuable educational opportunity concerning a topic of utmost importance for the parish – coastal land loss – we gladly accepted. Despite being one of its greatest assets, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 31, 2014
Senator Vitter “Pending Concerns” on the RESTORE Act (VIDEO) By Dredging Today. July 30, 2014. “Vitter highlighted his requests to have the Department of Treasury…” (read more) Hurry up and start fixing the Gulf, U.S. senators say By Erik Stokstad, Science Magazine. July 29, 2014. “More than 4 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and unleashed…” (read more) Lawsuit settlement to fuel SLU effort to plant 3,300 trees in wetlands across the region By Bob Warren, The Times-Picayune. July 30, …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 30, 2014
Environmental groups praise bipartisan Senate message to speed enactment of RESTORE Act By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. July 29, 2014. “Six groups working on environmental and economic recovery issues Tuesday…” (read more) Wetlands growth in Wax Lake shows what diversions could achieve, scientists say (+video) By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. July 29, 2014. “The stems of wetland plants formed a stubble across a wide swath of newly-created mud flat…” (read more) ‘Accidental’ rebuilding of Wax Lake Delta shows promise of …
For Immediate Release: Groups Echo Urgency for Gulf Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512.610.7765, mccormick@nwf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Andrew Blejwas, The Nature Conservancy, 617.785.7047, ablejwas@tnc.org John Wark, Ocean Conservancy, 850.321.6490, johntwark@gmail.com Mary Babic, Oxfam America, 617.517.9475, mbabic@oxfamamerica.org GROUPS ECHO URGENCY FOR GULF RESTORATION Senators urge Council to accelerate restoration projects (Washington, D.C. – July 29, 2014) Following a hearing this morning in the Senate Commerce Committee, groups working on environmental and economic restoration in the Gulf …