Nov 18, 2009

The New Orleans Times Picayune discusses yesterday’s visit by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. She was in New Orleans for a national conference. In addition to the conference, she took tours of certain neighborhoods and discussed EPA’s role in Louisiana.

A month ago, NWF and other environmental organizations advised President Obama that a number of federal agencies have a stake in the future of this area. It looks like the EPA is listening.

“Environmental Connection: An Editorial” Times Picayune, Nov 09

“EPA keeping close eye on Louisiana, new chief Lisa Jackson says in N.O.”, Times Picayune, Nov 09

You can make a difference for wildlife in Coastal Louisiana!

The wetlands of Coastal Louisiana offers habitat to migratory birds, is home to the endangered Louisiana black bear and acts as the source of the most valuable fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the 1930s, these wetlands have disappeared at an alarming rate.

President Obama visited Louisiana last month and, as part of his visit, several of his cabinet members focused on the desperate need to restore wetlands and barrier islands along Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.

President Obama’s leadership offers us a new opportunity to get coastal restoration right.

In recognition of these valuable wetlands, the National Wildlife Federation, Louisiana elected officials and 16 other organizations sent a letter to President Obama advising him of five actions that will promote swift progress on coastal restoration in the next 3 years.

>>Send a message of support for restoration of this vital habitat>>

Get the latest news from local and national environmental groups on efforts to restore Coastal Louisiana.

In This Issue:

• Rep. Bill Cassidy looks out for Louisiana coastline 
  During a recent Agriculture Committee hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana’s U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy highlighted a new federal government program that he believes …
• Policy forum addresses National Environmental Policy Act opportunities 
  Is the National Environmental Policy Act, more commonly known as NEPA, a bureaucratic barrier to progress or a critical tool that often is used poorly?
• Another study shows Mississippi River Delta land building is feasible 
  A new white paper finds that 700-1200 square kilometers (270-463 square miles) of new land could be built over a century in the Mississippi River Delta if the river’s levees were cut below …
• Breaking the “Levee Effect”
  More than 65 years ago, the father of hazard research, Gilbert White, conceived the “Levee Effect.” The theory is that levee construction induces development by giving …
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