In 2007, Massachusetts commissioned a study of publicly owned sea walls and other coastal-defense structures, grading each on its condition and potential damage to property if it failed. A sea wall can be in poor condition but be a low priority to fix because if it failed, few homes or other infrastructure would be damaged. […]
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune 6 April 2011 The dwarf seahorse, which makes its home in seagrass beds along the coastline of Louisiana and other Gulf states, should be given endangered or threatened species status because of threats to its habitat by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and its overcollection for the aquarium trade, […]
By Beth Daley, Boston Globe Staff 3 April 2011 SCITUATE — A piercing wail startled Gary and Paula Elsmore awake at 3 a.m. Paula knelt on the bed and peered out the upstairs bedroom window. In the blinding snow, she could barely make out a neighbor waving up at her frantically. The ocean was coming. […]
Poll: What’s the worst thing the Koch Brothers have done? Oil spills: Koch Industries, Inc. was fined $30 million in 2000 to resolve claims related to 300 oil spills across America. Anti-worker: The Kochs have spent more than $34 million to fund groups and individuals that work against workers rights, including WI Gov. Walker. Anti-healthcare: […]
By PETE YOST29 March 2011 Manslaughter and perjury are among possible charges that Justice Department investigators are exploring in the early stages of their probe into the Gulf oil spill, people familiar with the inquiry said Tuesday. These people said the Justice Department is not ruling out the possibility of bringing manslaughter charges against companies […]
By Rob Neill, business producer at msnbc.com29 March 2011 When was the last time you were in a record store? Yeah, we can’t remember either (maybe it was December, but that was to buy concert tickets). Market research firm IBISWorld.com analyzed its database of 700 industries and came up with 10 that, if not dead, […]
Points of View from Buras to Venice, Plaquemines Parish Perspectives on how the community has changed since the oil spill Katrina brought everyone together and the oil spill has split everyone apart. (Restaurant Owner: 9.29.10) Afraid for the health, to lose BP jobs. Can’t fish, shrimp, crab or swim anymore. Aggravated by all the lying, […]
Contact: Taylor Chapple, Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology 8 March 2011 In the first census of its kind, research led by UC Davis and Stanford University found that there are far fewer white sharks off central California than biologists had thought. The study, published today in the journal Biology Letters, is the first rigorous scientific […]
By Lewis SmithMarch 31 2011 Climate change is causing migrating salmon to die from heart failure in their millions as they stretch every sinew to reach their spawning grounds. Overheating is such a problem for the sockeye salmon that as they head for their traditional spawning grounds in the Fraser River network in Canada their […]
Contact: Tierra Curry (928) 522-3681, Center for Biological Diversity22 March 2011 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— The Obama administration denied Endangered Species Act protection Monday to the Berry Cave salamander, a rare Tennessee amphibian that government scientists say needs federal protection to keep it from going extinct. The Berry Cave salamander is known from only nine locations in […]
