This article is part of a series about south Louisiana wetlands loss and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The first article is located here: BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster Today is day 74 of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill disaster. Barataria Preserve grasses, Jean LaFitte National Park, Louisiana Have [...]

Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Sherri
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Justice delayed has turned out not to be justice denied. On November 18, 2009, the Federal District Court in New Orleans ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for the massive flooding of the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish from poor maintenance on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a navigation channel. [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Sherri
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