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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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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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Last Our Lady of the Holy Cross College hosted Our Wetlands Our Future: A Forum on Coastal Restoration. The content for this forum focused on the physical and biological aspects of coastal restoration as well as the tools that we have available in planning and making informed decisions with how best to restore Louisiana’s coast. …

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Guest Blogger, Alex Zhu, is a Robertson scholar from New Zealand who is interning with GRN this summer.This past week, I was lucky enough to go with six other GRN staff and volunteers to the tenth annual Bonnaroo Music Festival, a four day music, comedy and craziness extravaganza held in Manchester, Tennessee. With over 90,000 …

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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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A couple of days ago, I was contacted by Caroline Douglas of the organization Southwings, a conservation and public benefit aviation non-profit that provides skilled pilots and aerial education to enhance conservation efforts across the Southeast. Caroline was offering to arrange a flyover for me to document a recent oil sighting near Venice, Louisiana. You …

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For the 5th year in a row, GRN will be at Bonnaroo, collecting signatures to defend the Gulf Coast! In Planet-Roo, the non-profit section of the festival, we’ll also be asking for “oily” handprints to add to our “Congress, You’ve Got Oil on Your Hands” petition calling for congressional action in response to the BP …

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Yesterday, I took another Mississippi River Flood flyover. With me on board were Anna Hrybyk, Program Manager for the Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB) and Robin Walker, a local photographer. Two cameras are always better than one! We embarked from Southern Seaplanes at about 8:30 AM and flew for about two and a half hours. You …

Bird’s Eye View: Oil Leaking From Waste Pits, Photos Read More »

It starts with a little queasiness as the early storm predictions roll in, then a tinge of distracted apprehension when the Corps of Engineers give their update on the state of the ‘risk reduction system.’ Tax-free shopping for supplies on Memorial Day dries out my mouth a bit, but June 1st is when I really …

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From Left to Right: Rachel Cohen, Steve Bradberry, Jeffrey Buchanan, Michele Roberts, Johanna Polsenberg, Vaness Hamilton, Casi Callaway, Cyn Sarthou, Terese Collins, Brenda Dardar Robichaux, Josh Pelletier, Angel TroungMay 23-24, thirteen Gulf residents descended upon Washington, DC to press national lawmakers to help restore and protect the Gulf of Mexico region in the aftermath of …

Gulf Coast Residents take the Gulf Future Action Plan to Congress Read More »