The NRDA Early Restoration Project Selection is Underway -Which Candidates Will Make the Cut?Our natural resource trustees are drafting a restoration plan for the Gulf Coast that will be paid for by BP and the other polluters through the Natural Resources Damages Assessment (NRDA) process. Many projects have been submitted, and many are posted online …
As Americans, we take for granted that the water we drink, swim in, and fish in is clean. In the not so recent past, this was not the case. Rivers were catching on fire and many rivers and lakes were dead. To a large extent, we owe our clean water to Congress passing the Clean …
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. Satellite image of sediment plumes coming from the flooded Mississippi River, taken on May 17, 2011. Photo courtesy of NASA.Due to heavy rains and snow melt from North Dakota …
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If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know that a year after the start of the BP drilling disaster, BP’s oil is still in our marsh, still affecting our coast and our communities. You’ve likely seen our photos of the impacts and the inadequate clean up and containment response, maybe watched a video, …
This morning, Scott Eustis, GRN’s Coastal Wetland Specialist, and I boarded a small Cessna aircraft at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans and headed out on a 4 hour flight path. I was invited by Bonny Schumaker, the pilot for On Wings of Care to help document Whale sharks in the Gulf that had been tagged …
Bird’s Eye View: Still Leaking Since 2004, New Photos Read More »
The stand against coastal and offshore drilling continued on June 25th along beaches and at community events worldwide. Thousands of cities around the world participated in last Saturday’s “Hands Across the Sand” program, including many along the Gulf coast. Participants included local residents, tourists, elected officials and business owners, many hurt by the devastation of …
On June 11th, I and 19 others canoed down the Leaf River near Hattiesburg, MS to observe first hand the South Hattiesburg Waste Treatment lagoon and its impact on the health of the river. If you have never been on the Leaf River, it is a beautiful place; its riverbanks are adorned by a mix …
Louisiana shrimpers headed to Baton Rouge to raise hell about problems plaguing their communities and industry.Two issues recieved the brunt of their anger:1) a massive drop in the price of shrimp2) NOAA and some environmental groups blaming the shrimp fleet for a spike in sea turtle strandings.On the first issue we stand firmly with the …
Let’s all take a moment this Saturday and join hands to protect our coasts from dangerous offshore drilling and to restore the Gulf of Mexico. For the second annual “Hands Across the Sand” worldwide event, we will be standing together with tens of thousands of people all over the world to make a positive statement …
Last week, I wrote a blog about the importance of engaging communities in the decision making process as we move forward with restoration plans and projects. Recognizing this, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force is creating a Gulf of Mexico Citizens Advisory Committee (GMCAC). This GMCAC will provide independent citizen advice to the EPA …
What’s the difference between the Gulf of Mexico CAC and the RCAC? Read More »