As lawsuits proliferate, will Big Oil join in a ‘grand bargain’ to save the coast?
As John Barry has said, this is Jindal's opportunity to prove himself a great governor or just another oil-industry lapdog.
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Environment
John Barry discusses coastal loss at Newsmakers event (video)
Barry talks about the suit against oil and gas companies and his new advocacy group, Restore Louisiana Now.
West Bank authority opposes suit against coast damage caused by oil drillers
State association of levee boards set to poll full membership on whether to sue Big Oil.
Proponent of oil and gas lawsuit forms nonprofit, has poll showing broad support
Nearly two-thirds of 1,000 people polled had little to no confidence that industry will voluntarily repair damage.
St. Bernard Council message to state Legislature: no river diversions allowed
It's a move to catch the attention of state lawmakers, but they have limited oversight of the coastal Master Plan.
Predicted exodus of offshore rigs turns out to have been mere Obama bashing
For all the dire warnings, the 'Obamatorium' on offshore drilling after the BP spill did not lead to economic calamity in Louisiana or anywhere else.
No surprise: Local levee board knew months ago that state would cut funding
In March, months before it sued oil and gas companies, the levee authority knew the state would pull its funding.
Project to raise Mississippi River levee will close bike path in Jefferson Parish
Two 4.5-mile sections will be closed for about a year each.
Ex-flood authority leader picks apart arguments against suing oil interests
Says Barry: "There has been no court challenge to the board’s authority because the state knows it would lose and look foolish."
Gaps in local storm data pose problems for estimating storm surge risk to local levees
Because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t have local data on how waves behave when they overtop levees and floodwalls in Louisiana, the agency relied on data from the Netherlands and California. Getting better local storm data would require expensive “hardened” gauges that can stand up to storm conditions.
