The Louisiana State Legislature did something this month. And it will actually benefit community members! Thanks to a bill introduced by freshwoman Senator Beth Mizell, residents of Washington Parish will no longer have to fear the Washington Parish Reservoir District.Established in 2003 for the sole purpose of developing a reservoir, this ” special district’ has […]
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At the end of April, strong storms hit the city of Gulfport causing the mayor to declare a state of emergency. Over 140 homes flooded, and first responders, including two five-ton trucks and three swift water rescue teams, stayed busy rescuing people from homes and businesses. This was a strong storm, but the kind of
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Chrissy Schuengel lived on Bayou LaCroix road in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi for more than twenty years and had never seen her back yard flood severely during normal rainfall. That changed in 2007 when Hancock County Development LLC began cutting drainage canals through land north of her property line and interfering with the natural drainage
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At GRN, We review thousands of wetland permit requests every year. We can only comment on the worst — the largest harm to restoration, and unjust impacts to communities. You, our members, know more about the land around you.Public agencies must uphold the public trust. They should know about a wetland before it’s filled or
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Almost every time we fly over Breton Sound, we find new leaks that no one knows about. Last year, we flew over Cox Bay en route to Mardi Gras Pass, and saw the telling rainbow sheen flowing from a typical rusted, unprotected facility and into the marshes on both sides of the canal. It was
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As wetlands continue to disappear in droves, restoration efforts remain paramount. Rehabilitating these ecosystems reintroduces countless vibrant species, while simultaneously bolstering wind and floodwater defenses. Lest we forget, wetland mitigation is also required by the Clean Water Act’s policy of “no net loss.’This past GRN visited Plaquemines Parish to witness wetland-building firsthand. Our destination was
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Deep in the swamplands of the Southeast, a mother black bear accompanies her year-old cubs to dig up dinner out of a hollow bald cypress. This beautiful creature and her family rely on the bottomland hardwood forests for sustenance and survival.But while the black bear calls these Southeastern bottomland hardwood forests home, the biomass industry
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Destructive pipeline projects are popping up everywhere – threatening our environments and our communities. Right now, the waterways, wildlife, wetlands and forests of the southeast are at risk. Gas companies want to run over 600 miles of underground gas pipeline through the Gulf south – cutting through Alabama, into Georgia and across dozens of Florida
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Right now, our waterways, wildlife, wetlands and forests are at risk. Three out-of-state gas companies want to run over 600 miles of underground gas pipeline through Alabama, into Georgia and across dozens of Florida counties. This project will destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands and threaten scores of important waterbodies. Take action now to stop
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Scores of concerned citizens packed the Belle Chasse Auditorium this past Thursdayfor aDepartment of Natural Resources (DNR) public hearing on the proposed RAM coalexport terminal.As you may be aware, the RAM facility would be located near Wood Park, Myrtle Grove, and historic Ironton in Plaquemines Parish. It’d be the first regional terminal connected to rail,
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