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NEW REPORT: Hurricane Isaac Case Study, Gulf Coast Coal, Petrochemical Facilities Not Prepared for Hurricanes

The Gulf Monitoring Consortium released a new report today, Aug. 6 2013. Lessons from Hurricane Isaac, Gulf Coast Coal and Petrochemical Facilities Still Not Storm Ready. Gulf Monitoring Consortium For Immediate Release NEW REPORT: Hurricane Isaac Case Study Gulf Coast Coal, Petrochemical Facilities Not Prepared for Hurricanes Contact: David Manthos, Communications Director, SkyTruth, 304.885.4581 Anne Rolfes, Founding Director Louisiana Bucket Brigade, 504.452.4909 For a copy of the report, including the five Key Findings, visit www.gulfmonitor.org (August 6) Problems at coal, chemical and oil facilities, many of them preventable, resulted in extremely high levels of air and water pollution during and after Hurricane Isaac.…
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Group Letter to CPRA Concerning Gulf Hypoxia

The persistence and growth of a large area of hypoxic (low oxygen) water off Louisiana’s coast is a long-standing problem that threatens the state’s coastal fisheries and the communities who depend on them. Louisiana Environmental Action Network, Louisiana Audubon Council, Gulf Restoration Network, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club, Louisiana Bayoukeeper, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, Ouachita Riverkeeper and RESTORE write letter to CPRA to address nutrient reduction.…
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The Weeks Bay Principles for Gulf Recovery

The Weeks Bay Principles for Gulf Recovery On October 4-6, 2010, ninety-five people representing forty-six community, local, regional, national and international environmental, social justice, and fishermen’s groups, met at the Beckwith Camp and Conference Center on Weeks Bay, Alabama. The meeting was sponsored by Gulf Restoration Network, Gulf Coast Fund and Save Our Gulf (a coalition of Gulf of Mexico waterkeeper programs working on the BP oil disaster).…
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