Research engineers from Mississippi State University are developing a hydrodynamic and water quality model for the Western Mississippi Sound for MDEQ and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF funding from the BP settlement). The model will be used to identify the most appropriate locations for oyster bed restoration and cultch deployment in the Western […]
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In mid-March, Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources and Governor announced two new oyster projects that will be funded by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). The Act periodically directs revenue from oil and gas production and leasing in the Gulf of Mexico from the U.S. Department of Interior to Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and
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Last summer the Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood Control and Drainage District published its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Feasibility Study for Pearl River Flood Control featuring the “One Lake” alternative as its preferred plan for addressing Pearl River flooding in Jackson. Ranked by cost from greatest to least, the order of alternatives was:
Costs and Truth Stretching in the “One Lake” DEIS Read More »
The comment period closed September 6th on the “One Lake” project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement. GRN and Tulane Environmental Law Clinic prepared comments that could anchor legal action against the Rankin Hinds Drainage District, but many other organizations and state agencies did a great job in writing thorough comments and GRN reserved the right to
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Gulf Restoration Network has begun a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative that will inform all aspects of our work. From outreach, recruitment and hiring, to our programs, campaign work and everyday office operations. It is an organizational goal to embrace differences in race, gender, ethnicity, class, ability, religion & sexual orientation, work with communities
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Last week two things happened to place the One Lake Project under more public scrutiny. First, on Thursday Aug 16th, the attorney and contractors for the Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood Control and Drainage District, involved in the writing of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the One Lake Project, went to Baton Rouge. They
Louisiana Questions “One Lake” Project in Last of Public Meetings Read More »
This Thursday August 16th, the last two meetings for public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Pearl River “One Lake” project take place in Louisiana. Both are public meetings. One is in Baton Rouge in Senate Meeting Room “E” at the State Capitol at 10:30 a.m. Then, Thursday night the fourth
Final “One Lake” Public Meetings in BR and Slidell Read More »
There is major opportunity coming up for you to weigh-in on the destructive “One Lake” plan, which involves creating a new dam and lake on the Pearl River near Jackson, Mississippi. Among other things, this project will impact flooding and water quantity downstream, fill 1800 acres of floodplain wetlands, and likely impact the restoration of
You’re invited: Protect the Pearl River Read More »
I have seen both ends of the Pearl River and there is something about it that pulls at my memory and conscience. I spent many happy hours fishing the marshes of Lake Borgne in Louisiana with my father. The Pearl empties into the Mississippi Sound and Lake Borgne, and its fresh water plays a big
Pearl River from Bottom to Top- Reprint from MWF Summer 2018 Magazine Read More »
A Community Engagement Meeting on the flood control project for the Pearl River (One Lake and its sister alternatives) happened this past Tuesday night, April 24th in Jackson. The One River-No Lake Coalition held the meeting at the attractive Atrium room of the Smith Robertson Museum downtown two blocks west of the State Capitol. I
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