For several years, I’ve been working with our allies in Mississippi, including the Sierra Club, to stop construction of Mississippi Power’s dirty, expensive and unnecessary coal plant and strip mine in Kemper County, Mississippi. This power plant and strip mine would destroy hundreds of acres of wetlands, pollute nearby waters, and disturb thousands of feet …
Dead bottlenose dolphin from GRN trip to coastal Louisiana, May 17, 2011. (cc) GRNThe BP oil spill appears to have profoundly impacted the 28 species of dolphins, whales and porpoises that inhabit the Gulf of Mexico. Since April 30, 2010, ten days after the disaster at the Macondo rig, 558 of these mammals have been …
Examining water samples from Four Mile Marsh. You can read more about our trip to the marsh in this edition of Wave Maker’s.Here in the Gulf south, it seems like winter passed by in a flash, and I have my doubts how long spring weather will be with us. Amidst the rapid change of seasons, …
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To protect the wetlands of the Gulf, GRN uses every tool in our tool box. (c) Julie Dermansky for GRN.You may have noticed recent mention in your local newspaper, GRN’s Gulf Waves, Gulf Tides or GRN blogs of GRN suits against state and federal agencies, municipal sewage treatment plants or industries. Our willingness to sue …
Drawing a line in the sand at the Biloxi rally. Photo Courtesy of Jordan Macha/Sierra Club. On I joined concerned citizens and members of the 12 Miles South Coalition at a press conference and rally across the street from the Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. This summit was a half-day dog and pony …
Poorly treated sewage from the South Lagoons pouring into the Leaf River.Gulf Restoration Network and its members, represented by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, filed suit Friday March 2, 2012 against the city of Hattiesburg over numerous and ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act related to Hattiesburg’s North and South Sewage lagoons. The city’s …
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Today, I, along with groups from the Mississippi River Collaborative, announced two legal actions that we just filed against the U.S. EPA objecting to their inaction to address the pollution that causes the Dead Zone. The press release is below. Also, check out some of the media coverage from the Baton Rouge Advocate, Washington Post, …
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And Gulf Restoration Network is planning events to gather together groups of people with an interest in protecting our ecosystem. Join the buzz about a healthy coast and register for events in your neighborhood today…Jackson, Mississippi:Jackson for a Healthy GulfApril 5, 20125:30 to 8 p.m.Hal & Mal’sPresentation about GRN’s work, light hors d’oeuvres, raffle, and …
Green heron and many other species should be breathing a sigh of relief today. Photo Jeffrey Dubinsky, GRNDo you hear it? The huge whoooshing sound escaping from the Gulf coast? It’s a sigh of relief emanating from our nation’s most important coastal marsh complex. Yesterday, the RESTORE Act received 76 votes in the Senate. In …
Over the last few weeks, there has been renewed attention down here in the Gulf region thanks to the planned BP trial and eventual partial settlement. You may have seen GRN staff at a wide range of meetings and events such as our recent Gulf Gathering in Alabama and a protest on Poydras Street in …
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