Business Community, Civic Associations and Coastal Parishes call for Louisiana Legislature to Protect Coastal Fund and Pass HB 490
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By Derek Brockbank, Campaign Director, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign More than 150 businesses, business associations, economic development groups, civic associations, tourism and outdoor recreation groups recently signed on to a letter calling for the Louisiana Legislature to pass HB 490, to protect the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund from misuse. At the same time, the 20 parish presidents that represent Louisiana’s coastal parishes sent their own letter to the leaders of the Louisiana House of Representatives and State …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 14, 2014
WRRDA committee approves Morganza By Eric Besson, The Tri-Parish Times. May 13, 2014. “Morganza to the Gulf gained inclusion in the bipartisan, bicameral Water Resources Reform and Development Act…” (read more) Study: 80,000 [sic] birds killed by BP oil spill By John DeSantis, The Tri-Parish Times. May 13, 2014. “The official estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s effect on birds have not yet been published, although the numbers are waiting in the wings…” (read more) Ad campaign raises awareness …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 13, 2014
Our Views: Our coast under threat Editorial by The New Orleans Advocate. May 12, 2014. “While there are those who for various reasons believe climate science is either wrong or overstated in terms of its effects, the consensus is against that minority view…” (read more) NASA spots worrisome Antarctic ice sheet melt By the Associated Press. May 13, 2014. “Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured. The worrisome outcomes won’t be seen soon…” (read …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 12, 2014
The full extent of the BP Gulf oil spill is still unfolding before our eyes (+audio) By Adam Wernick, Public Radio International (Living on Earth). May 9, 2014. ““It is impossible to say,” Hayward responded. “We will mount, as part of the aftermath, a very detailed environmental assessment…” (read more) Senate-House negotiators reach deal on water bill with Morganza to the Gulf authorization By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. May 8, 2014. “After months of off and on negotiations, House and …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 9, 2014
Water has risen 2 inches at Grand Isle since 2007, data show By Jeff Adelson, The New Orleans Advocate. May 9, 2014. “Grand Isle is sinking beneath the waves at a faster rate than any other area of the country and may be the most dramatic…” (read more) Senate-House negotiators reach deal on water bill with Morganza to the Gulf authorization By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. May 8, 2014. “After months of off and on negotiations, House and Senate negotiators …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 8, 2014
New measurements show sea level rise swallowing Grand Isle at record rate By Bob Marshall, The Lens. May 7, 2014. “Stephen Estopinal, an engineer on the board of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, says he has a concern that “keeps me up at night…” (read more) Water has risen 2 inches at Grand Isle since 2007, data show By Jeff Adelson, The Advocate. May 8, 2014. “Grand Isle is sinking beneath the waves at a faster rate than any …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 7, 2014
Report: Southeast is ‘exceptionally vulnerable’ By the Associated Press. May 7, 2014. “The Southeast is “exceptionally vulnerable” to sea level rise, extreme heat events, hurricanes and a decreasing freshwater supply…” (read more) National climate change report says effects on Louisiana will be significant, costly By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. May 6, 2014. “Louisiana will see billions in increased disaster costs as early as 2030 resulting from the combined effects of global warming…” (read more) Report: Greenhouse gas impacts evident on …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 6, 2014
Still Counting Gulf Spill’s Dead Birds By Mark Schrope, The New York Times. May 5, 2014. “Melanie Driscoll, an ornithologist with the Audubon Society in Baton Rouge, La., said the work has “tremendous value” for restoration planning. But, she said, “this is a really big number, and it’s still too small.” That’s because, by design, the study didn’t consider categories such as marsh birds, among other limitations…” (read more) One Simple Idea That Could Revolutionize Wetlands Conservation in New Orleans By Nathan …
Bill to Protect Louisiana’s Coastal Fund Passes House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Bill to protect Louisiana’s Coastal Fund passes House Legislation to prevent misuse of Fund moves to Senate (May 5, 2014—Baton Rouge, LA) Today, the Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 490, legislation that will protect the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund from misuse. National and local conservation organizations committed to Mississippi River Delta restoration – Environmental …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 5, 2014
A sign of things to come Editorial by The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). May 3, 2014. “The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act is a long name for a federal law that has done a tremendous amount…” (read more) Parishes, states await decisions on BP fines By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma Courier (Houma, La.). May 3, 2014. “Terrebonne Parish officials are confident large marsh creation projects locally will get a jump-start as paths for oil spill fine money…” …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 2, 2014
Louisiana to receive money from 2010 oil spill disaster (+video) By Tyana Williams, WAFB (Baton Rouge, La.). May 1, 2014. “But she says lawmakers have a bad habit of using one-time money to fill gaps in the budget. For example, she says this week, lawmakers took 51 million dollars from the Coastal Protection Fund…” (read more) New levees could knock down the next Katrina, but are they enough? (+video) By John Snell, WVUE (New Orleans, La.). May 1, 2014. “…Tulane’s …
Diversions Expert Panel engages scientific community for second public meeting
By Erin Greeson (National Audubon Society) and Alisha Renfro (National Wildlife Federation) While there is no question that large-scale action is urgently needed to add address Louisiana’s land loss crisis, some questions surround the scientific solutions necessary to address this challenge. As the state of Louisiana advances its Coastal Master Plan and the comprehensive set of restoration projects within it, experts have opened discussion to scientists and interested members of the public to provide information, share science and encourage dialogue. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 1, 2014
Advisory panel gets preview of complex problems facing Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune. May 1, 2014. “An expert panel advising state officials on issues involving plans to build as many as 10 major sediment diversions along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers…” (read more) Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee protection system moves forward in Washington By the Associated Press. April 30, 2014. “The Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee protection system, which has inched its way along the federal authorization process for decades…” (read more) Do …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 30, 2014
Morganza levee project inches forward in Congress By Amy Wold, The Advocate. April 30, 2014. “The Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee protection system, which has inched its way along the federal authorization process for decades…” (read more) Morganza levee project gets promising signs of progress By The Daily Comet (Lafourche Parish, La.). April 29, 2014. “After decades of waiting, local advocates of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee project could be on the verge of seeing their frustration turn to satisfaction…” (read more) Louisiana commercial fishery …
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 29, 2014
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 …