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Pollution flowing from a coal barge in the Mississippi River on 8/25/12. Photo by GRN. Flight provided by SouthWings.orgLately we have been blogging about the impacts of coal terminals and exports in and along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast. (See past blogs: How Coal Exports Scum up our Wetlands , Coal Terminals Expanding in […]

Houston’s nickname is the Bayou City and with the completion of a parks and trails project that unites all of its major bayous with green space, the nickname will fit even better. That’s right Houston–the town usually known for its freeways and traffic has approved a major bond initiative aimed at completing a 100 year

This past GRN, NOLA Brewing and 425 of our friends took the Riverbend neighborhood by storm to track down the Easter Kegs. The hunt began at Cooter Browns and hit Mahalia Jackson’s childhood church, Brunos Tavern, and then led the teams to Plum Street Snoballs. After that, they followed the clues to the old Carrollton

2013 Gulf Gathering AttendeesLast week, conservation, faith-based, civil rights and community organizations from across the Gulf Coast came together for the 4th Annual Gulf Gathering. This meeting provided a critical opportunity for GRN and other groups working with the Gulf Future Coalition to sit down and discuss our vision for how we would like to

The Mobile District of the Corps of Engineers has required Ward Properties to complete a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for their proposed 383 acre wetland fill in North Gulfport. The Domain at Prime Center is a development project to build retail, commercial and warehouse space south of I-10 between Canal Road and U.S. Hwy

Yvon Chouinard: Corporate Responsibility, Patagonia StyleYvon Chouinard speaks to the long trials of the Patagonia company to do right and not destroy the earth while running a large and successful clothing business.audio:MP3 at 31.0 mebibytesRecorded at the Tulane Environmental Law Summit 201322nd feb ,5:30 PMKeynote Address Presented by Yvon Chouinard: Corporate Responsibility, Patagonia StyleMr. Chouinard

Flooded street in Uptown New OrleansWhen rain water lands in New Orleans, it can pick up quite a bit of pollution from roads, parking lots, roofs, lawns, docks, and businesses. Once this water is good and polluted it is pumped out of the city into Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River, and other waterbodies. It is

Over the past few years,we have seen how important storm water management is to our city, our waters, and the wetlands that surround us. Currently, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) is requesting public comments on the Greater New Orleans storm water permit. Pollution and storm water runoff knows no bounds and can impact

This article is excerpted from Wave Makers News, our quarterly update on all things water in the Gulf of Mexico, check out the full newsletter here.Crayfish burrow with mix of sand and bog detritus. Photo courtesy of R.L. Jones, Joelle Carney, and the Mississippi Natural Heritage Program. Cities need their wetlands as natural defenses against

For the past seven years GRN has worked with the Mississippi River Collaborative to get limits on nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, reduce the size of the Dead Zone, and generally fight for cleaner and healthier waters and wetlands in the Mississippi River Basin. Just this week, Matt and Andrew at GRN attended a three day