Gulf advocates meet even as BP trial is delayed
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer As the BP trial was postponed to allow time for further settlement negotiations, more than 100 environmental and social justice advocates from across the Gulf Coast gathered ... Local entrepreneurs navigate green credits For homeowners
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Many residents want to make their homes greener but don’t have time to delve into details on federal, state and local programs that encourage energy efficiency. With ... Residents asked to keep storm drains clean to prevent flooding
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly Mayor Mitch Landrieu early this month asked residents to clean leaves and debris from the front of catch basins or storm drains on the blocks where ...
Gulf sponsors want Congress to pass the RESTORE Act soon
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Congressional delegates from Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states hope the bipartisan RESTORE Act will be passed soon and before a possible BP settlement with the federal ... Tough choices in new plan to restore coast
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Southern Louisiana residents know that the ground under their feet has been moving, and in areas, disappearing. Hurricanes and tropical storms have been eating away at the ... Fisheries Assistance Center opens new office
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer For almost four years, the Southeast Louisiana Fisheries Assistance Center (SLFAC) worked out of a double-wide trailer in a corner of Plaquemines Parish. Thursday, however, Seedco Financial ...
Wind power provides jobs downstate and energy upstate
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Louisiana and other southern states are starting to harness wind power—something that’s done on a larger scale to the north and west of us. Reliance on wind ... Miss. River, Tributaries System get emergency repair funds
Presidentially declared disaster areas along the Mississippi River will receive much-needed repair funds under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on December 23. The Mississippi Valley Division ...
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By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer As the BP trial was postponed to allow time for further settlement negotiations, more than 100 environmental and social justice advocates from across the Gulf Coast gathered ... Local entrepreneurs navigate green credits For homeowners
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Many residents want to make their homes greener but don’t have time to delve into details on federal, state and local programs that encourage energy efficiency. With ... Residents asked to keep storm drains clean to prevent flooding
By Susan Buchanan The Louisiana Weekly Mayor Mitch Landrieu early this month asked residents to clean leaves and debris from the front of catch basins or storm drains on the blocks where ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Congressional delegates from Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states hope the bipartisan RESTORE Act will be passed soon and before a possible BP settlement with the federal ... Tough choices in new plan to restore coast
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer Southern Louisiana residents know that the ground under their feet has been moving, and in areas, disappearing. Hurricanes and tropical storms have been eating away at the ... Fisheries Assistance Center opens new office
By Zoe Sullivan Contributing Writer For almost four years, the Southeast Louisiana Fisheries Assistance Center (SLFAC) worked out of a double-wide trailer in a corner of Plaquemines Parish. Thursday, however, Seedco Financial ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Louisiana and other southern states are starting to harness wind power—something that’s done on a larger scale to the north and west of us. Reliance on wind ... Miss. River, Tributaries System get emergency repair funds
Presidentially declared disaster areas along the Mississippi River will receive much-needed repair funds under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on December 23. The Mississippi Valley Division ...
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