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With BP’s oil still in the Gulf, the Obama administration’s plan to lift the deep-water drilling moratorium once again puts the region at risk. The clean up and damage mitigation mission is not even close to accomplished. The Gulf and our communities have a long road to recovery from the BP disaster. Local fishermen are […]

In the days leading up to the 6th month anniversary of the BP deepwater drilling disaster, GRN is highlighting nine previous oil disasters, to give historic context to what the Gulf of Mexico is experiencing, and will experience for years to come.Ixtoc I, 1979 While being drilled by the SEEDCO 135, a loss of drilling

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.There have been significant complaints about Hattiesburg, Mississippi’s two sewage lagoons. Both sewage treatment plants have been in violation of the Clean Water Act over the past five years and

In the days leading up to the 6th month anniversary of the BP deepwater drilling disaster, GRN is highlighting nine previous oil disasters, to give historic context to what the Gulf of Mexico is experiencing, and will experience for years to come.Amoco Cadiz, 1978 Stormy weather and a failure in the steering mechanism led to

The Gulf Restoration Network has teamed up with Jack Johnson on his 2010 To The Sea tour and All At Once, a social action network connecting nonprofits with people who want to become active in their local and world community. All At Once comes to life online at www.AllAtOnce.org and at every Jack Johnson concert

With the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster finally capped and clean-up winding down, long-term restoration of the Gulf Coast’s stained and vulnerable marshes, beaches, fisheries, and other natural resources hinges on an often-obscure legal process and how proactive and inclusive federal and state governments will be in wielding the power of that process.Under the Oil

ACTING OUTLAWS KATEE SACKHOFF AND TRICIA HELFER LAUNCH “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?” CONTESTActing Outlaws and the Gulf Restoration Network Ask Supporters to Submit Emails, Photos and Videos of What They’re Doing To Help The Environment.LOS ANGELES (October 1st, 2010) – Later this month Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, 24, Nip/Tuck) and Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Burn

In the days leading up to the 6th month anniversary of the BP deepwater drilling disaster, GRN is highlighting nine previous oil disasters, to give historic context to what the Gulf of Mexico is experiencing, and will experience for years to come. Torrey Canyon, 1967 On March 18, 1967 the T/V Torrey Canyon ran aground

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. In July, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) released a new water quality report, which includes the list of water bodies that the state considers “impaired.” This list

The White House released its “America’s Gulf Coast: A Long Term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” report yesterday. In the first of a series of teleconference briefings hosted by Gulf Restoration Network, Gulf advocates and community members responded to the report release today.”The ongoing consequences of the BP Oil Drilling Disaster have