Several groups, individuals and LEAN address the ongoing health issues from the BP Oil Spill with a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Association and others…
Groups send letter outlining ongoing human health impacts along Gulf Coast
As Earth Day passes and we remember the events of the BP Oil Spill three years ago, we are reminded that things have not been made right here along the Gulf Coast.… 
3 Years After the BP Spill and We Are Still Sick
Several groups, individuals and LEAN address the ongoing health issues from the BP Oil Spill with a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Association and others…
Groups send letter outlining ongoing human health impacts along Gulf Coast
As Earth Day passes and we remember the events of the BP Oil Spill three years ago, we are reminded that things have not been made right here along the Gulf Coast.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: BP Oil Spill, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans
2013 Mississippi River Water Walk, SIGN UP!
Sharon Day is carrying a copper pale of water 1,200 miles to raise awareness about clean water issues. Walk with her!
photo credit prx.org
Ojibwe Elder , Sharon Day has begun a spiritual journey walking the length of the Mississippi River “to call attention to water quality issues for all of Mother Earth’s waters.” Sharon began her walk on March 1st at the beginning of the Mississippi River.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: clean water, clean water issues, Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Sharon Day
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.…
FOIA Lawsuit Filed After US Coast Guard Denies Information on Ongoing Taylor Energy Oil Leak in the Gulf
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance, and Gulf Waterkeepers File FOIA Lawsuit After US Coast Guard Denies Information on Ongoing Taylor Energy Oil Leak in the Gulf.
FOIA Lawsuit Comes 1 Year After Waterkeeper Organizations Sue Taylor Energy Over Clean Water Act Violations.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, Taylor Energy Co, Taylor Oil, Waterkeeper Alliance
Introducing SOLA2050.ORG
Learn more about South Louisiana through stories, maps and images.
LEAN launched a new website today as a multi-media platform to educate, inspire and connect people around the many facets of the environment in South Louisiana. An article in the advocate does a great job of explaining this new online resource:
LEAN launched a new website today as a multi-media platform to educate, inspire and connect people around the many facets of the environment in South Louisiana.… City Council Votes to Move Forward and Relocate Scotlandville Residents
A complicated and contentious situation is beginning to be resolved after an 8 – 4 vote yesterday, January 23, 2013, approving a public works project to build a buffer zone around the North Baton Rouge Waste Water Treatment Plant. An article in The Advocate today outlines the meeting:
A complicated and contentious situation is beginning to be resolved after an 8 – 4 vote yesterday, January 23, 2013, approving a public works project to build a buffer zone around the North Baton Rouge Waste Water Treatment Plant.… Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper Featured In National TV Spot For Waterkeeper Alliance!
Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, LEAN’s project focusing on environmental concerns in the Mississippi River Basin in Louisiana, has a featured appearance in Waterkeeper Allinace’s 30 second public service announcement which was played nationally on CBS during Waterkeeper’s Deer Valley Skifest TV Special!…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: CBS, LEAN, Lower Mississippi Riverkeeper, Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi Riverkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeeper Allinace
Stolthaven Impacts Local Community
Residents living near the Stolthaven Facility in Plaquemines Parish express concern of contamination and possible health impacts resulting from Hurricane Isaac.
The Stolthaven – Braithwaite Terminal in Plaquemines Parish is a bulk liquid storage terminal that receives and ships hazardous, toxic and non-hazardous products by ship, barge, truck and rail.…
Posted in LMRK News Feed Tagged with: Hurricane Isaac, Laterrel Hill, Plaquemines Parish, Stolthaven Facility
Faith and Environmental Groups Challenge Proposed Coal Export Terminal in Plaquemines Parish
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Sierra Club, Christian Ministers Missionary Baptist Association of Plaquemines, and Louisiana Environmental Action Network are challenging the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s approval of a Clean Air Act permit for a proposed coal export terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.… Local Resident Discusses Concerns Along Pearl River After Hurricane Isaac
Janice O’Berry discusses her concerns about the ability of the lock structures along Pearl River to adequately handle storm events such as the recent Hurricane Isaac.
LEAN – Interview with Janice O’ Berry about the failure of Lock #2 in the Pearl River Diversion Canal from Jason Berry on Vimeo.… 
