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On June 20th several GRN members gathered at The Bridge Lounge to hear writer and adventure-seeker Andy Borbely speak about his 2005 canoeing expedition down the Mississippi River with friend Justin Hoest. An idea that was spontaneously thought up while listening to Johnny Cash’s “Big River” during a road trip gained traction when Hoest sent […]

Community members discuss the Council’s Draft Plan in BiloxiLast week we wrapped up a series of community meetings that were held in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and co-hosted with several other organizations as part of Gulf Future. Members of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council were invited to share a meal with community members and

Opposing an environmental permit at the MDEQ Permit Board is a steep uphill battle, especially for people who live where there is no zoning. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Legislature have made the permit process easy for the applicant and hard for opponents. Folks who travel to Jackson to oppose permits usually

The deadline for sending in your comments and suggestions on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s draft Comprehensive Plan is fast approaching. This Plan will play a key role in determining how billions of dollars in BP fines will be spent. Although the Plan is on the right track, there is still a lot of

It looks like we are going to have a whopper of a Dead Zone in the Gulf this year…approximately the size of New Jersey, barring any hurricanes that make their way into the Gulf around the end of July when the folks at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) take the annual measurement.This prediction comes

2011 view of Temple-Inland’s waste ponds. Notice proximity to Pearl River (bottom right). Flight courtesy SouthWings.comIn the summer of 2011, the Temple-Inland Paper Mill in Bogalusa, LA illegally discharged toxic “black liquor” into the Pearl River. Due to the paper mill’s illegal activity, over half a million fish were killed, including Federally Protected Gulf sturgeon.

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the Farm Bill. The outcome of this debate is incredibly important to the nation’s waters, soil, health, and nutrition. Please tell your Representative to make sure that farmers who receive crop subsidies implement basic conservation practices to ensure that pollution and topsoil don’t flow

Writer/Adventurer Andy Borbely will share his experience paddling every mile of the Mississippi RiverBridge LoungeThursday June 20, 2013 6:30 PM$5 donation suggested, free for GRN membersThe Mississippi River is central to the social and geologic history of this city we love. Its polluted, muddy waters are also the source of some of the Gulf’s greatest

Can’t see the video? Click here.CNN called a few weeks ago, after the third round of NRDA early restoration projects were announced, interested in our take on the proposals. We were happy to share our outrage. GRN has a long, proud legacy of defending the critical habitat of the endangered Alabama beach mouse from projects

On April 20, 2011, the British Petroleum (BP) drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. For the next 87 days, BP’s Macondo well spewed 172 million barrels of toxic hydrocarbons into the waters of the Gulf, devastating a vast ecosystem and endangering an entire way of life for residents of the Gulf