Not much on the site yet, but there’s a new website up designed to help coordinate people who want to help with the clean up from the oil spill. There’s a very simple form to fill out on-line, and they take it from there. OilSpillVolunteers.com (photo: qnr)
Archive | Gulf of Mexico
Oil Slick Nears Gulf Coast
Posted on April 29, 2010
This doesn’t look like it’s going to be pretty. NOAA’s models show the slick hitting the Louisiana coast late Thursday (reports are just coming in that it’s already arrived) and proceeding into Breton Sound and Chandeleur Sound on Saturday. The rest of the Gulf Coast appears to be at risk, too. You can see the […]
Feds Release "Roadmap for Restoring Ecosystem Resiliency and Sustainability in the Louisiana and Mississippi Coasts"
Posted on March 8, 2010
Something new from The White House: In October 2009, President Obama formed the Louisiana‐Mississippi Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Working Group, co‐led by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and comprising senior‐level officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and […]
Deadline for Post-Katrina and Rita Elevation, Mitigation Funding: March 10
Posted on March 8, 2010
Press release from Louisiana Recovery Authority: State Reminds Homeowners of March 10 Deadline for Declaring Interest in Post-Katrina and Rita Elevation, Mitigation Funding More than 40,000 homeowners have expressed interest in HMGP program Homeowners affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita who wish to participate in the state-run elevation and Individual Mitigation Measures program have until […]
Debate Continues Over Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane-Protection System
Posted on February 23, 2010
Houma Today reports that the debate continues in Terrebone and Lafourche parishes over whether or not it’s sensible and reasonable to build the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection system. Proponents argue that the proposed system is critical to protecting the communities in the area. As the Terrebonne Levee Director put it: “Without Morganza, soon we’ll have water on […]
State Launches $10 Million Program to Improve Resiliency in Parishes Hit by Gustav and Ike
Posted on February 22, 2010
We just heard some more great news: Louisiana has launched a $10 million program to help communities affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike create plans to be more resilient in the event of future disasters. From the press release: The competitive Comprehensive Resiliency Program is a $10 million pool of federal Community Development Block Grant […]
St. Bernard Parish gets $200k to Update Coastal Plan
Posted on February 19, 2010
The Times Picayune is reporting that St. Bernard Parish has been awarded a $199,999 Minerals Management Service grant to update its coastal management plan. The plan was first approved in the 1970s. “St. Bernard Parish gets $200,000 federal grant to update coastal plan” (via NOLA.com)
Louisiana Rejects Home Insurance Rate Hike Request
Posted on February 11, 2010
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has denied a request by State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer, for an average 19.1% rate hike. He explained that “after an extensive review of the filing and consideration of multiple factors including data provided by State Farm, the rate revision was determined to be unreasonable.” He cited concerns […]
FEMA May Forgive Some Katrina/Rita Loans
Posted on January 22, 2010
Briefly, FEMA has announced a loan forgiveness program for government agencies that received money after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under the new regulations, local governments that received Community Disaster Loans from FEMA can apply to have all or part of the loans erased if its revenues in the 36 months after the two major storms […]
EVENT: Southeast Stormwater Association's Conference, October 6-8, Biloxi
Posted on January 12, 2010
The folks over at the Southeast Stormwater Association have set the date and location of their annual conference: October 6-8 at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. According to the event’s webpage, the organizers aim to “bring quality training to stormwater professionals,” specifically targeting local, state and federal government administrators and regulators; developers, builders, contractors; land […]