High Stakes Trial Begins for BP Gulf Oil Spill
In this issue:
Only Beginning to Learn BP’s Impacts
A
report from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative conference, where hundreds of
scientists gathered in January to present their findings related to the BP
drilling disaster.
Coal Terminals Expanding in the Dirty South
Right
now, Big Coal is shifting its gaze to the Gulf, and this could have serious
consequences for the health of our coast and communities.
Mississippi Releases Plan for BP Fines
The
release of Mississippi’s Go Coast 2020 report is just one small step on the long
road to restoration, and we sincerely hope the state works with the public to
improve this flawed blueprint.
Wetlands Under Siege in North Gulfport
How
will a developer’s plan to destroy almost 400 acres of wetlands in North
Gulfport impact the residents of nearby communities that are already prone to
flooding?
We Are All Connected by Water
A look at
the plight of Florida’s springs and rivers, and some new ideas for how to
provide the protections they desperately need.
Almost three years since the start of the BP disaster,
the civil trial over the disaster is just beginning, and there are still more
questions than answers about what the long-term impacts will be on the Gulf’s
environment and animals. However, we are beginning to learn more about the
consequences of the disaster.
Check out this edition of Wave Makers News, GRN’s quarterly newsletter on all
things water in the Gulf, for an update on the latest research on the
impacts of the BP disaster, along with articles about new coal terminal
expansions in the Gulf, how Mississippi plans to use its share of BP fines, and
more:
http://bit.ly/126y7u0
United for a healthy
Gulf,
Matt Rota
Director of Science and
Water Policy
Director of Science and Water Policy
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