The STORM SURGE Team recently spent several weeks in the Gulf Coast region interviewing individuals whose lives have been negatively affected by natural and man-made disasters – from hurricanes like Katrina, Ike and Rita, to the BP Oil Spill and the massive tornado storms earlier this past spring. In early September, we had the opportunityContinue reading “Gulf Coast Vietnamese Fishermen Experience Biloxi Blues”
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Update: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, chaired by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, today released for public review and feedback its comprehensive preliminary strategy for long term ecosystem restoration. The strategy, which will be presented to President Obama at the end of the public feedback period, represents an historic opportunity for addressing long-standing issues contributing to theContinue reading “Update: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force”
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Challenges & Opportunities. Residents living in the Midwest and Gulf Coast have suffered more than their fair share of natural and man-made disasters in recent years. Floods have soaked communities along the Mississippi, super tornadoes have plowed through Alabama, oil has lacquered the Louisiana coastline, and the lingering effects from Hurricane Katrina and the Great Recession haveContinue reading “Home”
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