By SABRINA CANFIELD NEW ORLEANS (CN) - Louisiana demands more than $1 million a day from each of the companies responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in accord with the Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991, the Oil Pollution Act, and the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act. In his federal complaint, Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" [...]
By Steve Hargreaves, senior writerFebruary 18, 2011: 4:56 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A federal court ordered the Obama administration Thursday to act on five deep water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico within 30 days, calling the delays in issuing new decisions "unreasonable, unacceptable, and unjustified." In a case brought by the drilling company Ensco, U.S. District [...]
By Ada McMahon, Bridge the Gulf On Monday, Feb. 14, the Sierra Club took Mississippi Power's proposed lignite coalmine and power plant to court, as part of its ongoing attempt to stop the project from being built. In a morning press conference, the environmental group and a diverse range of residents and advocates voiced their opposition to the project, calling [...]
Join us for an evening of great discussion, food, and music to benefit the GULF RESTORATION NETWORK Sunday, November 14, 2010 6 to 8 p.m. MONDO 900 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana www.mondoneworleans.com Keynote Speaker Robert WiygulAttorney, Waltzer & Wiygul Law Firm and former GRN board member waltzerwiygul.com Involved in much of the litigation spawned by the disaster, Robert Wiygul [...]
By Wes Helbling Bastrop Daily Enterprise Posted Aug 06, 2010 @ 06:00 AM Bastrop, La. — Eighteen citizens have filed a petition for damages and permanent injunction against USA Speedway LLC in the Third Judicial District Court. The USA Speedway is a dirt race track constructed last year in a residential area on the Union Parish side of the Ouachita [...]
