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NOLA.com
February 10, 2018
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry sued the federal government Friday, demanding that it repair land in a state conservation area in Vermilion Parish that ... In some locations, federal and state grant money provided by the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act has paid for repairs.
U.S. News & World Report
January 31, 2018
It was a mitigation project to make up for wetlands habitat altered by the Army Corps of Engineers during work to repair and strengthen Lake Pontchartrain levees damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. A news release Tuesday from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service says the wetland restoration willÃÂ ...
Environmental Defense Fund
January 26, 2018
State, Federal Partnership Critical To Advancing Large-Scale Louisiana Coastal Restoration Project ... is a Louisiana Coastal Master Plan project that would direct sediment, freshwater and nutrients from the Mississippi River into nearby wetlands to build and maintain land in Louisiana's Barataria Basin.
NOLA.com
January 22, 2018
A federal-state task force overseeing restoration projects along Louisiana's coastline was forced by the federal government shutdown to cancel a ... The meeting of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act task force had to be cancelled after voting members from federal entitiesÃÂ ...
Snopes.com
January 22, 2018
The USGS, in that report, listed a number of factors that are contributing to the decline of wetlands, such as human impacts, land use changes, and rising sea level — but alligators were not mentioned even once. A 2013 study on the future prospects of Louisiana's wetland ecosystems that summarized theÃÂ ...
Port Clinton News Herald
January 21, 2018
For ETP, the opportunity to help facilitate wetland restoration efforts in Ohio and Louisiana that will not only benefit waterfowl and wildlife, but also those ... Wetlands provide many functions and values necessary for sustaining wildlife and fisheries resources, protecting communities, enhancing water qualityÃÂ ...
Houma Courier
December 31, 1999
“Our wetland forests are truly priceless and should be protected and restored,” said Sam Davis, research director at Dogwood Alliance. “We hope that placing a ... according to the report. Louisiana had the second-highest valued wetlands, after Florida's wetland forests, which were valued at $80 billion.
NOLA.com
December 31, 1999
Our homes and our lives depend on the strength of wetlands. But getting Congress to understand hasn't been as easy. A new study that puts a dollar value on wetlands might help. Louisiana's wetland forests are worth $74.9 billion to the economy, according to an analysis by Dogwood Alliance.
Mississippi State Newsroom
December 31, 1999
Terracing and marsh creation south of Big Mar Lake in Louisiana. (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new Mississippi State research project will study a wetland restoration approach along the Gulf of Mexico, and findings will help improve future environmental restorationÃÂ ...
WWL First News
December 17, 2017
The environmental group, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, plans on putting their bodies in the way of a proposed pipeline that would stretch across south Louisiana. Energy Transfer ... Energy Transfer Partners says they will restore any wetlands that are damaged by the construction of the pipeline. GovernorÃÂ ...
Daily Comet
December 16, 2017
Studies show crude oil pipelines in Louisiana leak regularly and disrupt water flow and wildlife habitat, but the corps determined Bayou Bridge did not have significant impacts, qualifying it for streamlined permitting. In a joint statement, Basinkeeper, the Gulf Restoration Network and the WaterkeeperÃÂ ...
The Advocate
December 16, 2017
A shortfall in Louisiana's expected share of federal offshore oil and gas royalties is forcing the state to delay some critical coastal restoration projects and a ... allocates up to 10 percent of the state's royalty money to infrastructure projects, such as roads and bridges, in areas directly affected by wetlands loss.
The Lens
December 15, 2017
A shortfall in Louisiana's share of federal offshore oil and gas royalties is forcing the state to delay critical coastal restoration projects and a program that ... which allocates up to 10 percent of GOMESA royalties to infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges in areas directly affected by wetlands loss.
NOLA.com
December 15, 2017
The mitigation requirements require the pipeline to buy mitigation credits from 11 separate privately-owned mitigation banks along its routes, which will use the money to restore a variety of wetland types equivalent to wetlands being damaged by the pipeline. That includes freshwater wetlands, cypress andÃÂ ...
NOLA.com
December 15, 2017
Louisiana is losing wetlands at a rate of about a football field every 100 minutes. Key contributors to coastal land loss are sea level rise, subsidence, storms, oil and gas exploration and levees, which cut wetlands off from land-restoring river sediments. Wetlands also suffer from both large oil spills like theÃÂ ...
Houma Courier
December 6, 2017
Among the projects, was a proposed Bayou La Cache wetland park, a $5.4-million project that would transform an existing borrow pit site near Montegut into a public park with educational and recreational programming, ... Mitigation is repairs to wetlands damaged by levee or coastal restoration work.
WBRZ
December 3, 2017
Secretary Ryan Zinke of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior was invited to tour the soon-to-open LSU Center for Rivers Studies, and to discuss the center's role in protecting the Louisiana coastline. "The coastlines are important. We are losing too much of it. But I think we have great team of people here who areÃÂ ...
The Advocate
December 1, 2017
John Kennedy, R-La. ... Secretary Ryan Zinke on a tour of south Louisiana Saturday to discuss the federal government's role in coastal restoration and wetlands protection. ... It's not just about protecting nature, Cassidy observed, noting that the Louisiana coast is a vital part of the energy supply chain.
The Lens
November 28, 2017
The Restore campaign, a coalition of environmental groups including the National Wildlife Federation, supports the state's plan to use river diversions to rebuild Louisiana's sinking wetlands. The massive diversions will channel water — and the silt and sand suspended in it — from the Mississippi River intoÃÂ ...
Bustle
November 18, 2017
Rats are wreaking havoc on Louisiana's coastal wetlands — but these aren't ... Yet efforts to slow the erosion and restore the state's coastal ...
Houma Courier
November 16, 2017
The two ridge restoration projects would restore Mauvais Bois and Bayou DuLarge ... from the Mississippi River to existing wetlands in the upper Barataria Basin. ... maintain and create a diversity of wetland types over time, the report says. ... Basin Foundation and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.
The Advocate
November 16, 2017
This will be the first diversion to restore swamp forest, by providing sediment and fresh water to existing wetlands in the Maurepas swamp.
Environmental Defense Fund
November 16, 2017
The coalition's priority restoration projects – all components of the ... to capture this precious resource that flows past our wetlands every day.”.
NOLA.com
November 8, 2017
Tierra Resources, a wetland restoration company, is trying a new tactic in the fight against coastal land loss - carpet bombing marshes with ...
Daily Comet
October 29, 2017
America's Wetland's restoration registry will account for projects by ... like pipelines in the wetlands or move commerce through navigable ...
NOLA.com
October 21, 2017
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority outlined ... the projects are funded by the federal-state Coastal Wetlands Planning, ...
LA Daily News
October 20, 2017
Louisiana officials concluded that restoring wetlands to slow storm surges ... of the nation's wetlands but also 80 percent of its wetland losses.
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
October 17, 2017
Nearly 10 months into the Trump administration, Louisiana officials say they are ... on getting federal officials to fast-track five key coastal restoration projects. ... designed to reduce flood risk and rebuild disappearing wetlands.
The Advocate
October 16, 2017
That permit will be the subject of a public hearing by the Louisiana ... discharge of nutrients and water is overloading wetland ecosystems.
The Advocate
October 15, 2017
The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Task Force, comprised of five federal agencies and the State of ...
The Advocate
October 9, 2017
Louisiana's coastal restoration agency has gotten $14 million to engineer ... The swamp, which is mostly forested wetlands, has been dying for ...
Houma Courier
September 27, 2017
“CPRA is doing all sorts of projects to protect and restore coastal Louisiana because we're losing wetlands -- and is that good or bad for us?
Daily Comet
September 26, 2017
Coastal restoration industry to grow in Louisiana .... new water treatment plant, a green infrastructure project would involve restoring wetlands.
NOLA.com
September 20, 2017
Oil and gas wetlands-damage lawsuits get trial dates in ... coastal restoration, protection and sustainable development along the Gulf Coast. ... Sara Sneath covers Louisiana coastal issues for NOLA.com | The Times Picayune ...
Bloomberg BNA
September 20, 2017
Louisiana's 2017 coastal restoration plan offers a 50-year blueprint for ... Coastal Watershed Program that attempted to quantify wetland loss in ...
Houma Courier
September 18, 2017
The America's Wetland Foundation hosted forums in 2011 and 2012 across ... $350 billion in losses across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. ... vulnerable infrastructure and restoring wetlands are measures that will ...
News from Tulane
December 31, 1999
In late October, a group of Tulane students traveled to Buras, Louisiana, to take part in the Oyster Shell Bagging Coastal Restoration Program.
The Advocate
December 31, 1999
The project is the largest single coastal ecosystem restoration in CPRA ... An unexpected shortfall in Louisiana's share of offshore oil and gas royalties ... as road and bridge projects, in areas directly impacted by wetlands loss.
Courthouse News Service
December 31, 1999
Coastal restoration and land loss mitigation in Louisiana is a ... the oil and gas industry were responsible for at least 36 percent of the wetlands ...
Climate Liability News
December 31, 1999
Louisiana's wetlands, which protect the state from storm impacts, are ... The suits seek to recover “damages, restoration costs and actual restoration.” ... Survey, Louisiana accounts for 90 percent of coastal wetland loss in the ...
The Advocate
October 2, 2017
Louisiana leaders are talking about getting financially creative to scare ... tenure as head of the state's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. ... the project would be subjected to more rigorous wetlands mitigation rulesÃÂ ...
The Advocate
September 30, 2017
The 80 cities from Minneapolis to Louisiana have partnered with the ... for projects such as wetlands restoration or safeguarding port facilities.
The Lens
September 30, 2017
Louisiana's coastal restoration agency has gotten about $14 million to ... The swamp, which is mostly forested wetlands, has been dying forÃÂ ...
Bloomberg BNA
September 20, 2017
Louisiana's 2017 coastal restoration plan offers a 50-year blueprint for ... Coastal Watershed Program that attempted to quantify wetland loss inÃÂ ...
Popular Science
September 18, 2017
When a hurricane hits, seawater surges into wetlands, bays, and estuaries. ... Haase and his colleagues are working to restore Louisiana'sÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
September 7, 2017
Louisiana authorities are asking waterfowl hunters, anglers and boaters ... Roseau cane is a tall wetland grass that stands up well to tropical storms ... and the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act all areÃÂ ...
The Advocate
September 5, 2017
... with state agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi that are now discussing the ... Restoration of the Pearl and the coastal wetlands in both states is ... Restoration Network and focuses on Mississippi water and wetland issues.
Houma Courier
September 4, 2017
Wetlands Youth Summit to be held Saturday ... Workshops will be led by James Pahl from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. ... South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center staff and Executive Director JonathanÃÂ ...
Motherboard
August 30, 2017
If wetland loss were to happen at a constant rate, it would amount to about ... by environmentalists, scientists, and restoration groups across the state. ... now to save Louisiana's four million acres of coastal wetlands—forty perÃÂ ...
NOLA.com
August 25, 2017
... to create more than 75 square miles of coastal wetland in less than a century. ... For Kolker, who works for Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, the ... and multi-faceted initiative to restore and protect Louisiana's coastline, ... too small to carry the high volumes of sediment needed for stable wetlands.
