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Speak up for Restoration (this Week!)
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Misguided management threatens sustainability of fishing communities and...
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Troubled Waters: Discussion with Louisiana Documentarian Monique Verdin
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"Defend the Gulf" Short Film Contest Calling for Submissions
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Mississippi River Walkers Arrive at Dead Zone in the Gulf
“I love this river,” explained Sharon Day during a ceremony held May 3rd, at Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish. The occasion drew to a close a more than 1,700 mile journey of the Mississippi River...
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A Front Line Holiday
I hadn’t slept well. Most nine-year-olds don’t on Christmas Eve, but I had slept some, so there was a good chance that the jolly man had visited in the night. In the few seconds that I lay there, it...
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Our fight for recognition
A citizen of the United Houma Nation writes about the tribe’s history, and its ongoing struggle to be officially recognized by the United States government. By Adam Crepelle.I am a citizen of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Living with the petrochemical industry
According to a new report, the petrochemical industry in Louisiana averaged one accident per day in 2010. Here are three stories from that report, written by people who have seen the impacts of oil...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alabama faces civil rights complaint over landfill taking waste from TVA coal...
Crossposted from Facing South. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management faces a civil rights complaint for permitting a landfill to take coal ash spilled three years ago in the Tennessee...
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Speak up for Restoration (this Week!)
Crossposted from the Gulf Restoration Network. The coastal crisis in Southern Louisiana is at a tipping point. We continue to lose a football field of wetlands every hour, or 16 square miles a year....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Misguided management threatens sustainability of fishing communities and...
If you care about the fisheries resource and the traditional fishing communities that rely on them, take the time to read through this article and listen to the audio educational link contained within...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Troubled Waters: Discussion with Louisiana Documentarian Monique Verdin
Monique Verdin is a documentary photographer and filmmaker who’s created a cinematic labor of love titled “My Louisiana Love,” which tells about the long legacy of cultural and environmental injustices...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Defend the Gulf" Short Film Contest Calling for Submissions
Gulf Restoration Network is currently accepting submissions for their annual Defend the Gulf: Short Film Showcase. The contest is a great opportunity for filmmakers, videographers, and Gulf supporters...
View ArticleHow Industries Logged the Atchafalaya Basin Out, and How to Log Back In
I drove across the 18 mile I-10 bridge that spans Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin at dawn that day, both lulled by the rhythmic sound of the engine in my truck, and the soft hues of the morning light....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mississippi River Walkers Arrive at Dead Zone in the Gulf
“I love this river,” explained Sharon Day during a ceremony held May 3rd, at Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish. The occasion drew to a close a more than 1,700 mile journey of the Mississippi River...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Front Line Holiday
I hadn’t slept well. Most nine-year-olds don’t on Christmas Eve, but I had slept some, so there was a good chance that the jolly man had visited in the night. In the few seconds that I lay there, it...
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