Monthly Archives: August 2013

LEAN Backs Coastal Lawsuit

Executive Director, Marylee Orr’s letter to the editor  supporting the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East’s lawsuit was published in the Advocate today, 8/30/13. http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/6904341-123/letter-lean-backs-coastal-lawsuit From The Advocate: August 30, 2013 I have been the executive director of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) for over 25 years.…
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Waterkeeper’s Air War

Great article from the TecheToday.com profiling the work of Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Dean Wilson, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper Paul Orr and SouthWings. Great article by Ken Grissom Special Thanks to SouthWings.org and volunteer pilot David Mauritson. From TechToday.com, 8/29/13: With nearly a million acres to monitor with one set of eyes, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Dean Wilson and his Waterkeeper Alliance colleague Paul Orr, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, with the task of watching over that major industrial corridor, relie on the kindness of another non-profit formed to give wings to a wide variety of persons and organizations interested in the health of the ecosystems of the Southeast from Louisiana to West Virginia.…
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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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