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Mississippi Coast Post-KatrinaThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently completed an audit (in response to a Congressional request) of Mississippi’s use of millions of dollars in post-Katrina recovery monies on sewer utilities. The audit questions whether Mississippi Relied on some appraisals that did not meet required standards and led to $2.1 million in […]

Can you take a minute away from your holiday bustle to help protect the coast?A proposed floating coal export terminal threatens crucial coastal restoration plans and neighboring coastal communities. We can stop it and start 2014 on the right foot. Call on the Army Corps and state officials to protect the coast from this floating

Recently the state of Mississippi took another step toward drilling in coastal waters. Help us push back on this decision – take action to tell Governor Bryant to block drilling in state waters.The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has approved the Mississippi Development Authority’s (MDA) proposed rules for oil and gas seismic testing and

Here at GRN we’re lucky to have formed several great partnerships with artists, local businesses, and national companies that are devoted to protecting and restoring the Gulf. With the holidays fast approaching, we’ve compiled a list of our artist and business supporters to provide some unique holiday gift ideas.Annie Moran Fine JewelryAnnie Moran is a

318 Olympic sized swimming pools of oil spread over 15,000-football fields worth of coastline – that’s the scale and scope of the 2010 BP oil disaster. As you probably know, Gulf Restoration Network has continued to conduct monitoring work in its aftermath. What you might not know is that GRN also continues to organize all

As I wrap up things before heading off for a much needed holiday vacation, I wanted to be sure to share with you some photos of GRN’s most recent Gulf monitoring trips. As you look at the photos, please be sure to read the included descriptions for important details. After you have finished reading this

Cocktail hour at the “Clean Gulf” conference, sponsored by none other than BP. An oil and gas trade group calling itself “Clean Gulf” gathered last week in Tampa for its annual conference, even as BP’s toxic tarballs continued to wash up on Gulf coast beaches. “Clean Gulf” is the type of industry spin used to

Shell Oil is proposing a 200 mile pipeline that will span across rivers in Louisiana, block bayous in the Atchafalaya Basin, and directly impact more than 700 acres of wetlands, including 200 acres of cypress forest. The cypress forests in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin is the largest continuous bottomland forest and swamp in the United States,

Shell Oil is proposing yet another 200 mile pipeline across more than 20 rivers in Louisiana, including the entire Atchafalaya Basin, blocking more than 80 bayous and coulees in the Basin, and directly impacting more than 700 acres of wetlands, including 200 acres of forest.Tell the Army Corps to Save Our Cypress and restore our

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is currently reviewing rules that would allow for oil and gas development in state waters to determine if they are consistent with the Mississippi Coastal Plan. This consistency review involves the management of coastal assets that fall under the public trust doctrine. The basis for the doctrine is fifteen