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Last I joined a group of local citizens, along with GRN’s Scott Eustis, on a canoe trip down the Bowie River near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Bowie River, which is also sometimes known as the Bouie, is popular spot for fishing and canoeing, but portions of the river have also been severely damaged by a polluting […]

Over the weekend, there were many reports regarding a massive fish kill on the Pearl River, with the pollution causing this die-off emanating from Bogalusa. Check out some pics here…they aren’t pretty. While an official cause of the death of thousands of fish, turtles, and other critters that live in the river has not been

Given the ongoing BP disaster, the ever-present unaccountable leaks from the Ocean Saratoga and other rusting rigs and pipes, the legacy of Oil and Gas destruction upon the Mississippi River Delta, and our future made unlikelier by a warming, rising sea, People of the Gulf demand an independent voice to hold the oil industry accountable.What

This year’s MS River flooding was another missed opportunity for land building that would protect Louisiana’s CoastLast week, I joined policymakers and scientists at a meeting to discuss reducing Dead Zone pollution in the Gulf and environmental restoration issues. The Gulf of Mexico Alliance and the Hypoxia Task Force held a three day meeting in

New Orleans, LA EPA has denied a petition to implement a clean-up plan for an aquatic Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico, despite heavy economic losses to the U.S. fishing industry and continued research that shows the Dead Zone has doubled in size since 1985. This week, scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Tomorrow evening, a very important meeting will be held in Chalmette, Louisiana concerning the 2012 Louisiana State Master Plan (the Plan). The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has announced a series of regional community meetings, beginning in Chalmette, to share information about the Plan. Over the next few months, they will be developing a draft

One of many tarballs.Last I took a trip out to Ship Island off the Mississippi coast. On first glance, the Island seemed to have returned to normal: tourist relaxed on the beach, Fort Massachusetts was open for visitors, and fields of sea oats stood tall in the summer sun. I couldn’t resist jumping in for

Congress has finally introduced a bill to help restore the Gulf by directing fines and penalties paid by BP and other responsible parties to the Gulf for ecosystem restoration.Here in the Gulf, let’stake a moment tothank our senatorsfor working together to introduce the Restore The Gulf Coast Act of 2011, and ask our representatives to

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. Red Tide algal bloom. Photo courtesy of NOAA and PJS Franks.In 2004 to 2005, a devastating Red Tide hit Florida’s southwest Gulf coast. Karenia brevis was the culprit; the

Whew! After months of negotiations, wrangling and missteps, a Senate bill has finally been introduced to use BP’s clean water act fines to jumpstart restoration efforts in the Gulf. Kudos to Senators Landrieu, Boxer, Vitter, Shelby, and every other member of the Gulf delegation who came together around this much-needed bill. In these days of