December 2011
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Trustees approve projects to restore wetlands,...
by Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune Dec. 14, 2011 In a small nibble at what is expected to be a very large apple, federal and state officials announced approval Wednesday of the first $57 million for projects to reverse the damage caused by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including $28 million for Louisiana projects. Louisiana’s share will build more than 100 acres of...
Environmental groups file suit to nullify...
by Richard Thompson - The Time Picayune - Dec. 13, 2011 Environmental groups filed suit in federal court Tuesday to challenge the first oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since last year’s BP oil spill. The lawsuit was filed in District Court in Washington, D.C., by Oceana, Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Center for Biological...
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Science of the Spill: Presentations on Emerging...
by LEAN: Lousiana Environmental Action Network 7 Lower mississippi Riverkeepers ~ Dec. 8, 2011 On December 5th, 2011, The Sierra Club, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, the Steps Coalition and Mississippi Coalition for Vietnamese-American Fisher Folk and Families sponsored an educational forum to discuss the BP Oil Disaster and its impacts to our environment and communities, and how Gulf...
Targeting oil spill fines to ecosystem restoration...
Dec. 5, 2011 ~ by Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — A new report by Duke University economists says legislation that would target Clean Water Act penalties from last year’s BP oil spill to ecosystem restoration could be a big job generator, including for firms facing cuts in oil and gas industry work. The report was released Monday in advance of Wednesday’s House...
Ken Feinberg expands oil spill claims payments for...
Nov 30, 2011 By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune In a significant move for the gulf coast fishing industry, Gulf oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg decided Wednesday to double compensation payments for shrimpers and crabbers. Feinberg announced that his Gulf Coast Claims Facility will compensate shrimp and crab harvesters at four times their documented 2010 losses from now on. “The...