Galveston, a sister city to New Orleans on the Gulf Coast, has always played the role of one of the premier beach get-a-ways on the Texas Coast. Old town charm, mixed with eclectic appeal – this barrier island city was once a premier port along the Gulf Coast. However, the emergence of the Houston ship …
Across the nation, we are marking 10 years since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita roared ashore, leaving a path of devastation in their wake and revealing serious environmental, economic and social vulnerabilities in the Gulf.From the continued disappearance of our coastal lines of defense to climate change-fueled sea level rise to oil and gas spills, our …
In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, in 2006 the Gulf Restoration Network and the Sierra Club released a report entitled The School of Big Storms: The High Cost of Compromising Our Natural Defenses and the Benefits of Protecting Them. The report took a look at communities across the Gulf to see what they …
The MRGO Coalition releasing “10th Anniversary of Katrina: Making New Orleans a Sustainable Delta City of the Next Century”On August 10th, GRN and other members of the MRGO Must Go Coalition joined community members at the Bayou Bienvenue viewing platform in the Lower 9th Ward to mark 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated our region, …
When I joined GRN nearly two years ago, the dolphins of the northern Gulf were already 41 months into what National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls an “Unusual Mortality Event” in a classic government euphemism. Dolphins, a top predator, were dying in alarming numbers. While the UME began before the BP drilling disaster, the millions …
This guest blog was written by Christina Carlson, Policy Research Assistant with the Union of Concerned Scientists. Ten miles outside New Orleans stands a two-million barrels per day oil refinery, surrounded by community streets in Meraux, Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the Meraux oil refinery flooded. Damaged tanks spilled 25,000 barrels of oil, covering …
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On February 13, a federal judge threw out the lawsuit the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East (SLFPA) brought against 90 oil and gas companies, ruling the SLFPA does not have the right to bring suit against them, and had failed to make a valid claim under law. Luckily, the fight is not over. …
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At the CWPPRA meeting this past month, Task Force members voted on important wetland projects in order to protect new orleans from surge. the Shell Beach Marsh Restoration project and the Orleans Landbridge projects are in the footprint of the State’s Master Plan and the Army Corps’ MRGO restoration. Unfortunately, the funding for such essential …
Together, we can win. In a precedent setting decision, a state judge overturned a permit for the RAM coal export terminal. The proposed RAM coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish would interfere with one of Louisiana’s major coastal restoration projects (the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion) and start mile-long, uncovered coal trains running through Gretna, Belle Chasse …
Whew, what a whirlwind Halloween weekend at the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience! This was Gulf Restoration Network’s 8th year partnering with the festival to elevate the restoration of the Gulf and Louisiana’s coast, and it was a roaring success (and good time). At GRN’s booth, our volunteers and staffers talked to festivalgoers about restoring …