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Corexit:: the more we know the more we regretA new modelling study shows the ineffectiveness of deepsea dispersant Much has been made of the unprecedented use of the dispersant Corexit in the 2010 disaster, especially the unheard-of deepsea application. We at GRN have sued EPA because they backed down and approved the use of Corexit […]

This article is excerpted from Wave Makers News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.The Bogue Falaya River, one of Louisiana’s Outstanding waters threatened by LDEQ’s rule change. Photo courtesy of Mary Davis, LPBF.October 2012 was the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act,

For decades, neighborhoods like Turkey Creek in North Gulfport, Mississippi have suffered the consequences from unchecked and irresponsible development. If developer Butch Ward gets his way, these same communities will soon lose hundreds of acres of wetlands that are crucial to their flood protection.The security of these communities shouldn’t be sacrificed just to line the

This week the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council met for the first time in Mobile, AL. This Council, established by the RESTORE Act, will oversee spending of the 80% of the Clean Water Act fines BP will pay for the 2010 oil disaster. Although the exact amount of those fines or when they might be

This article is excerpted from Wave Makers News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.Citizens stand with the Gulf at a Hands Across the Sand event in Biloxi this summer. Since the RESTORE Act passed this summer, Mississippi and the other Gulf states have

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (the RESTORE Council) has announced that it will hold its first public meeting on December 11, 2012 in Mobile, Alabama.This is the first opportunity to formally engage with the Council that will direct billions of dollars from BP’s fines and penalties to restoration of the Gulf!Every Gulf Coast resident

Premonition?During the week of November 16th, I scouted out the Clean Gulf Conference and Exposition in New Orleans where hundreds of vendors touted their products that they claim can clean up the Gulf after a toxic release such as a blown-out oil well. Having spent way too much time over the last two and a

Ask our leaders to use RESTORE Act dollars to effectively restore the Gulf environment.You might have heard recently that BP agreed to pay a historic criminal fine for their deepwater drilling disaster, $4.5 billion, of which $2.4 billion will be spent on Gulf restoration. This is big news, and will likely jumpstart long-needed environmental restoration.

This article is excerpted from Wave Makers News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.Citizens at October 30th meeting on flows in the Chassahowitzka and Homosassa River systems.Florida’s Nature Coast is one of the last frontiers of beautiful, old Florida, and our free-flowing waters

It’s almost time to gather with our families and friends and give thanks, and, as always, GRN’s Healthy Waters team is thankful for the amazing bounty that the Gulf of Mexico and its rivers, springs and wetlands provide. This extraordinary ecosystem continues to face many challenges, but we’re working hard to protect and restore the