Teen Group Hosts First Annual Nutria Rodeo
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By Chris Pulaski, National Wildlife Federation On December 3, a group of Lafourche Parish high school students staged the first ever nutria rodeo in Golden Meadow, La. Sassafras Louisiana is a coastal advocacy non-profit organization founded by Lafourche-area teens after the BP oil disaster. The rodeo may be considered folly by some, but it addresses the serious threat that invasive species have on coastal marshes and estuary habitat. Nutria, Asian carp and feral swine impact native species and destroy plant material, …
Latest news: December 21, 2011
Projects given corps’ approval for development By Mike Nixon, Tri-Parish Times. December 21, 2011. “State officials and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inked agreements Friday for the development and pre-construction engineering of flood control and coastal restoration projects with a price tag that totaled $20 million…” Shrimp season worst in recent history By Nikki Buskey, The Daily Comet. December 20, 2011. “Today’s sunset will bring an end to what many fishermen have called the worst fall white-shrimp …
Scientists suggest evaluating ecosystem services to better understand Gulf oil spill impacts
By Alisha Renfro, Ph.D., National Wildlife Federation On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform exploded, resulting in a spill of 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Under the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, this oil spill triggered the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process, which determines the extent and severity of the injury to natural resources. The complexity of the GoM ecosystem—coupled with the scale of the event—poses a serious challenge to …
Tagged ReportsLatest news: December 20, 2011
Rebuilding the Gulf Coast: State’s congressional delegation should support critical act By the Anniston Star Editorial Board, The Anniston Star (Anniston, AL). December 20, 2011. “After the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, BP established a $1 billion pool that would serve as a good-faith down payment on fines and penalties anticipated from the laws that were broken and the damage that was done…” Will Congress Vote to Restore the Gulf Coast? By Allysa Battistoni, Mother Jones. December 14, 2011. “It’s been …
State of the Coast 2012 — Save the Date and Call for Abstracts
Save the Date – June 25-27, 2012 in New Orleans! The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) are proud to announce that the State of the Coast 2012 conference will be held June 25-27, 2012 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. State of the Coast 2012 will gather hundreds of scientists, business leaders, federal and state agency personnel, elected officials, land owners and interested citizens for the largest forum of …
Latest news: December 19, 2011
Obama administration plays coy on money for Gulf of Mexico coastal restoration By Times-Picayune Staff, the Times-Picayune. December 17, 2011. “Is the Obama administration supporting legislation to direct 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines for the BP oil spill to the five Gulf states to help finance coastal restoration efforts? Administration officials aren’t answering that question directly…” Oil spill restoration projects promise both environmental and economic impacts By K. A. Turner, The Press-Register (Mobile, AL). December 18, 2011. “The …
Latest news: December 16, 2011
Pass RESTORE Act Sen. Coburn! By Editorial staff, The Louisiana Weekly. December 15, 2011. “Walking the beaches of Grand Isle, one is amazed how much has been achieved since the Horizon/BP Oil Spill over a year ago. The beaches are wider and cleaner than ever before, open to tourists year wide. But, a keener observer will note that every few yards, a strange frothy substance seems to emanate from the surf. It’s not wave action on saltwater, but something else. …
CRCL Now Accepting Nominations for Coastal Stewardship Awards
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) will host the 17th annual Coastal Stewardship Awards Program on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Coastal Stewardship Awards recognize the contributions of individuals and groups who demonstrate outstanding commitment to preserving and restoring Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. CRCL is proud to honor these leaders in coastal restoration, who share our vision of a sustainable coast for future generations. Nominations are now being accepted for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Distinguished Achievement …
Trustees Take First Step Towards Gulf Restoration in Release of Draft Early Restoration Plan
By Whit Remer, Environmental Defense Fund On Wednesday (Dec. 14), the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustees released a draft restoration plan laying out the first phase of early projects funded under BP’s $1 billion dollar down payment to restore the Gulf. The draft plan (known as DERP/EA or “Draft Early Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment) includes a total of eight projects that will be built across four states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The public will have 60 days …
LCA Science and Technology Program Discontinued, Holds Final Meeting
By Alisha Renfro, Ph.D., National Wildlife Federation Last month, the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Science & Technology (S&T) Science Board held their final meeting on November 15th in Baton Rouge. The S&T program was envisioned to support the LCA Ecosystem Restoration Plan by providing an external science review board; providing analytical tools and technology needed to reduce gaps in scientific knowledge; and to better integrate scientific knowledge at the local, state, and federal levels. The S&T program closed due to a budget …
Latest news: December 15, 2011
BP well blowout showed oil industry is not set up for safety, scientist panel finds By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune. December 14, 2011. “The offshore oil and gas industry is too fractured and compartmentalized to safely manage complex deepwater wells like BP’s ill-fated Macondo, according to a third investigative report into the causes of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The National Academy of Engineering report released Wednesday hewed closely to the findings of other government-authorized investigations by a …
Latest news: December 14, 2011
Invest more in renewable energy — Clinton By Binsal Abdul Kader, Gulf News. December 14, 2011. “Abu Dhabi: If the wetlands had been in the same state as 30 years ago in New Orleans [in US], it would have cut the speed of the water by half and damage by 90 per cent when Hurricane Katrina hit there, former US president Bill Clinton said here yesterday…” Restoring the Gulf: difficult and expensive By Editorial staff, Houston Chronicle. December 13, 2011. …
Can a 1926 spillway hold the key to restoring Louisiana’s coast?
By John A. Lopez Ph.D., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation The Bohemia Spillway area—a 12-mile reach on the east bank of the Mississippi River approximately 45 miles downriver of New Orleans—is a focus of research by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF). The spillway has a fascinating history. In the 1920s, New Orleans residents had great fear of flooding from the Mississippi River, so the state authorized removal of artificial river levees to create a relief outlet for floodwater. In 1926, the …
Latest news: December 13, 2011
Poll Finds Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Back RESTORE Act By Kevin Derby, Sunshine State News. December 12, 2011. “A poll unveiled on Monday at a media event in Tallahassee by Hamilton Campaigns and Ayres McHenry & Associates revealed that Floridians from both parties and all parts of the Sunshine State overwhelmingly wanted to see monies collected from the federal government in penalties from the BP oil spill stay on the Gulf states instead of going to Washington…” Pensacola mayor announces Restore …
Join today's RESTORE Act Facebook Day of Action!
Today is our RESTORE Act Facebook Day of Action! Thank you to everyone who participated in yesterday’s RESTORE Act Twitter Day of Action, it was very successful! Anyone with a Facebook account can participate in today’s Day of Action, urging Senators Reid and McConnell to make the RESTORE Act a priority. All you have to do is share THIS PHOTO with your friends. You can write your own message, or you can use one of the following messages: Using money from …