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Drawing a line in the sand at the Biloxi rally. Photo Courtesy of Jordan Macha/Sierra Club. On I joined concerned citizens and members of the 12 Miles South Coalition at a press conference and rally across the street from the Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. This summit was a half-day dog and pony […]

Poorly treated sewage from the South Lagoons pouring into the Leaf River.Gulf Restoration Network and its members, represented by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, filed suit Friday March 2, 2012 against the city of Hattiesburg over numerous and ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act related to Hattiesburg’s North and South Sewage lagoons. The city’s

Today, I, along with groups from the Mississippi River Collaborative, announced two legal actions that we just filed against the U.S. EPA objecting to their inaction to address the pollution that causes the Dead Zone. The press release is below. Also, check out some of the media coverage from the Baton Rouge Advocate, Washington Post,

And Gulf Restoration Network is planning events to gather together groups of people with an interest in protecting our ecosystem. Join the buzz about a healthy coast and register for events in your neighborhood today…Jackson, Mississippi:Jackson for a Healthy GulfApril 5, 20125:30 to 8 p.m.Hal & Mal’sPresentation about GRN’s work, light hors d’oeuvres, raffle, and

Green heron and many other species should be breathing a sigh of relief today. Photo Jeffrey Dubinsky, GRNDo you hear it? The huge whoooshing sound escaping from the Gulf coast? It’s a sigh of relief emanating from our nation’s most important coastal marsh complex. Yesterday, the RESTORE Act received 76 votes in the Senate. In

Over the last few weeks, there has been renewed attention down here in the Gulf region thanks to the planned BP trial and eventual partial settlement. You may have seen GRN staff at a wide range of meetings and events such as our recent Gulf Gathering in Alabama and a protest on Poydras Street in

GRN’s Jonathan Henderson examines a tar mat along the Louisiana coast on Feb 24, 2012. (Photo courtesy of Erika Blumenfeld)The big news is that BP and the plaintiffs steering committee have agreed to a process to settle remaining private claims, and that the PSC will be bowing out of a trial. BP is spinning the

Regretfully, Louisiana is attempting to take a huge step backwards away from cleaning up the Gulf Dead Zone. The Dead Zone, an area in the Gulf of Mexico where oxygen levels get so low that sea life must swim away or suffocate, has long been an acknowledged hazard to the coastal waters of Louisiana. Despite

You may notice a little something different about healthygulf.org . . . or when you receive your Gulf Currents newsletter . . . or when you see us out tabling at a concert in your community. We’ve upgraded our logo and other graphics to help solidify our regional identity and make it easier to recognize

This guest post comes from Erin Greeson, a Gulf defender and GRN supporter, who resides in Oregon.I live in the Pacific Northwest – known for forests, rivers, mountains and coastlines – but my consciousness is closely tied to the Gulf Region. Its people, places, and natural areas are a national treasure trove unlike any other;