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This past the 2012 Farm Bill was “marked up” by the House and passed out of Committee. The result is what our friends at the Environmental Working Group call “the worst piece of farm and food legislation in decades”: Many of the edits and amendments we hoped for did not make the cut. Nitrogen being […]

The 2012 Farm Bill is approaching Judgment Day in the House: Today, a draft is being discussed and “marked up.” It has already gone through a number of revisions, but state governments and agricultural groups are clammering for last-minute revisions.Farming in the Prairie Pothole region-Courtesy of USDA-NRCSWhile the Senate had some excellent items included, we

If any news is good news, it’s that the Senate has passed a decent version of the Farm Bill. It is currently on its way to the House of Representatives, and GRN, the Mississippi River Collaborative and our partners throughout the Gulf and Mississippi River watershed, have our fingers crossed: A good Farm Bill can

This article is excerpted from Wave Maker’s News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.Swimmers enjoying Manatee Springs State Park, not far from the proposed mine site. Photo courtesy of Paul Clark. In response to the recent release of a draft Environmental Impact Statement

As many of our readers know, there is currently an effort afoot to open Mississippi’s waters to oil and gas exploration, production and drilling. On June 28th, Gulf Restoration Network worked with our partners at the 12 Miles South Coalition to hold a forum in Gulfport, MS, featuring a four-expert panel on the subject.For over

The Mississippi Public Service Commission surprised a packed hearing room on June 22nd when its three members unanimously denied Mississippi Power’s proposal for a 13% rate increase that would have added an estimated $20 per month to 188,000 ratepayer’s bills in 23 counties. All the Commission’s recent decisions, until now, have been in favor of

We just got big news from Congress and it’s thanks to you! The RESTORE Act, which will dedicate BP’s Clean Water Act fines to Gulf restoration, has been included in the larger Transportation Bill that just passed the House and Senate, and is now on it’s way to the President’s desk!! Thank you for all

A 4,000-mile Kayaking Adventure from Minnesota to Key West to Protect Our WatersTallahassee, Florida, is a mere thirty minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. This made for some of Daniel Alvarez’s best childhood memories. He grew up playing on St. George Island, and the Gulf’s tranquil expanse was always within sight and traveling range. Over

Shortly before Hurricane Katrina’s winds and waters inundated Mississippi’s coast, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) had pushed to open Mississippi waters to natural gas drilling and production. Though the prospect was rebuffed by widespread public opposition from Mississippi residents and citizen groups like the 12 Miles South Coalition, this threat to the health of Mississippi’s

Views like this series of natural gas platforms off the coast of Dauphin Island could soon mar Mississippi’s horizon. Photo courtesy of Dr. Olivia Graves. Next June 28th in Gulfport, MS, Gulf Restoration Network and our partners at the 12 Miles South Coalition will be hosting Oil and Gas in Mississippi’s Waters, an evening of