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Today is GiveNOLA Day! Because of individual members and supporters like you, Healthy Gulf (formerly Gulf Restoration Network) has been able to accomplish so much over the past 25 years. This past year, we have shared many victories with our members, partners and donors. Below are 10 good reasons to give to Healthy Gulf …
Today marks 9 years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon platform exploded, killing 11 people and leading to the largest oil drilling disaster in United States history. The 205 million gallons of oil and 1.8 million gallons of dispersants that were released into the Gulf had widespread impacts on the health of people, wildlife, coastal ecosystems, and …
BP Disaster: 9 years later. Have we learned our lesson? Read More »
Research engineers from Mississippi State University are developing a hydrodynamic and water quality model for the Western Mississippi Sound for MDEQ and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF funding from the BP settlement). The model will be used to identify the most appropriate locations for oyster bed restoration and cultch deployment in the Western …
The Yazoo Backwater Pumps project is a 77 year old Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) project that would have resulted in one of the world’s largest water pumping plants in one of the most sparsely populated regions of the country. The pumps would, at last estimate, cost taxpayers $220 million with at least $1 million …
Yazoo Pumps – Is this zombie project finally dead? Read More »
The Florida Legislature has been on an anti-environment tack for most of the past 15 years, even as Floridians become increasingly concerned about issues such as growth, water shortages, and the health of the State’s waterways where so many of us fish and swim. Unfortunately, this year’s just-completed legislative session brought more of the same …
Legislators weaken protections for what makes Florida special Read More »
This article is excerpted from the Summer 2017 issue of Gulf Currents, GRN’s bi-annual printed newsletter. At a recent national gathering of environmental and conservation activists, it became very clear that my colleagues from the East, Mid-West, and West were extremely stressed and disheartened by the efforts of Congress and the White House to neutralize …
The perspective of a southern environmental advocate Read More »
In October of 2014 the Mississippi Phosphates Company in Pascagoula declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company left 700 million gallons of acidic, contaminated wastewater at the site. Every inch of rain creates an additional 9 million gallons of contaminated wastewater.The facility is only capable of treating less than 2 million gallons a day of the …
Mississippi Phosphates & Contaminated Wastewater Read More »
Congressman Steven Palazzo of Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District caused great alarm among his constituents when he co-sponsored a bill to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency. Mississippi’s Fourth District is in a low-lying coastal area. Wetlands and the riparian areas along the Mississippi coasts’ many estuaries provide critical storm protection to residents. Irresponsible development threatens these …
The Gulf of Mexico is home to a great baleen whale – the critically endangered Bryde’s whale. Today, the Gulf’s great baleen whale population includes fewer than 100 individuals. Take action now to protect the Bryde’s whale! Last month, we asked you to sign a petition to protect these magnificent creatures – today, we have …
Have you heard the news?The Trump administration took action to try to fast-track the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and Dakota Access oil pipeline.Millions of people have shown their opposition to these pipelines, and it’s up to us to make sure these projects do not happen.Two weeks ago, we stood together against …