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The Trouble with Turtles

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

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What’s the difference between the Gulf of Mexico CAC and the RCAC?

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

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Groups Call on President Obama to Protect River Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Cynthia Sarthou, GRN, 504-525-1528 x202, cyn@healthygulf.orgLorin Crandall, MCE, 314-727-0600, lcrandall@moenviron.org Forty-four Groups Call On President Obama to Protect River CommunitiesAmerica needs water projects that “protect and restore the natural flood fighting defenses of the nation’s rivers and wetlands.”(New Orleans, LAJune 22, 2011) A coalition of more than forty conservation and social justice groups

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Government Releases Partial List of Chemicals Found in Oil Spill Dispersants

New York, NY A year after the BP Gulf oil disaster and under pressure from environmental groups, the EPA finally released a list of the chemical components in oil dispersants. The federal agency also disclosed health and safety information about the chemical components that were previously withheld from the public as “confidential business information.” The

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Scientists Predict Largest Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Ever

The prediction of the largest ever Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico for this summer, released by LUMCON and LSU, is another harsh reminder that our country must work aggressively to clean up the Mississippi River.The solely voluntary mechanisms currently promoted to reduce the nitrogen and phosphorous pollution that cause the Dead Zone will

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