Movie is a wake-up call to stopping water projects harming wildlife habitat and public safety Actor/Director Harry Shearer, perhaps best known as the voice behind several Simpsons characters like Ned … Read more
On the Shore, On the Water, and Via Satellite: NWF Fights for Gulf Restoration
NWF marked one year of the Gulf oil disaster on Wednesday by joining a coalition of groups calling on members of Congress to act on legislation to dedicate BP’s oil disaster fines and penalties to restore Gulf Coast wetlands. Read more
“There Goes Another Piece Of Our Valuable Coastal Louisiana Marsh” (Video)
On Tuesday, I took a boat trip across the windy waters of Louisiana’s Bay Jimmy with the National Wildlife Federation’s Dr. Doug Inkley and Maura Wood to see the lingering effects of the oil disaster. Read more
“America’s Amazon” Saved Once and for All: A Resounding Victory for Wildlife
Last week a judge issued a decision that protects 200,000 acres of Mississippi River delta wetlands once and for all. The decision ends the proposed Yazoo Pumps project, which would … Read more
Louisiana Uses Discarded Christmas Trees to Fight Wetland Loss
“When you deploy these things, they create a sediment trap and really help the shorelines with erosion protection.” Read more
[VIDEO] MR-GO Closure and Wetland Restoration a Potential Model for Other Manmade Channels
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIWrAl0GAFc[/youtube]Completed in 1965 as a shortcut between the Port of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) has been identified as one of the biggest … Read more
After Five Years and Legal Wrangling, Agency Finally Protects South Carolina Wetland
On November 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reasserted basic federal Clean Water Act protections for a 31-acre coastal wetland in Horry County, South Carolina, near Murrells Inlet. That’s the good news. Read more
