Healthy Gulf Blog
BP Settles for $18.7 Billion
Five years ago, the BP Deepwater Horizon rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, claiming…
Governor’s Oyster Council Final Report
This week the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources released the final report of the Governor’s…
Dead Zone forecasted to be “average,” and that’s not good.
Scientists recently released their predictions of the size of this year’s Gulf Dead Zone. They…
Huge Solstice Celebration
What a great way to kick off the summer. This past over 600 people gathered…
Protect Our Coasts and Wildlife
The deadline for citizens to weigh-in on a new round of projects proposed as part…
Offshore Fracking Info No Longer a Secret
In response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, a federal judge…
GRN gives comments on Phase IV NRDA Restoration Projects
On June 4th, in Long Beach, Miss., trustees for the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)…
Drilling Off the Coast of Florida
Offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has been predominately located in the central and…
Lesson of Santa Barbara oil spill: Leave petroleum in the ground
This piece was written by David Helvarg, the executive director of Blue Frontier, and was…
Louisiana must take more for Reef Restoration
How can Louisiana fund the integrity of its Oyster reefs? Public monies from polluters may…
State of Our Coast Conference in Biloxi
On May 13th, the first annual State of our Coast Conference was hosted in Biloxi,…
Wetlands Art Tour
Over the years, I’ve seen many friends and neighbors at the monthly Second Saturday Art…