Tag: Coastal restoration
Has state found strategy to hold Corps of Engineers responsible for coastal erosion?
The legal community remains skeptical that the federal agency's immunity can be punctured.
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.
Getting Gulf restoration right: Economics and environment can’t be separated
Leadership needs to understand that BP fines may be the coast's last best chance.
Honore delivers startlingly radical call to action against forces destroying coast
The need to resist Big Oil and the Jindal administration's shameless pandering to it has begun to forge a broad-spectrum political alliance.
After being replaced on levee board, lawsuit proponent announces new effort
John Barry says he'll form a new nonprofit to support a blockbuster lawsuit against the oil and gas industry.
More oil from BP spill found on Louisiana coastline in mid-2013 than year before
“There’s still a ton of oil out there" and it's hard to find, said an attorney for Gov. Bobby Jindal.
Project to restore Bayou St. John shows new approach to water management in New Orleans
Dredging at the mouth of Bayou St. John is nearly complete, with the sediment being used to anchor wetlands that will foster wildlife. The dam that was compared to a coronary blockage has been removed, allowing water to pass more freely. Proponents say the project shows how the city can live with the water around us, rather than fight it.
Clock running out on flood authority’s days as a panel immune from political meddling
An independent levee board, a post-Katrina reform believed crucial to the city's future, has fallen prey to Gov. Jindal's opposition to a lawsuit against Big Oil.
