LSU Report: Traces of BP Oil Spill still detected
Traces of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill were still detectable as recent as two years. According to a Louisiana State University report, small amounts of highly…
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Local reporter shares her research on Coast BP development
Sun Herald Investigative Reporter Anita Lee spoke to the Gulf Coast Business Council today about the spending of money from the BP oil catastrophe and economic development.…
Mississippi tests floating trash traps in coastal bayous
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is using BP oil spill money in a test to see whether floating trash traps placed in coastal waterways can make a big reduction in the amount of litter in the Mississippi Sound. The Mississippi…
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig
Today marks 11 years since an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, killing 11 workers and causing the largest marine oil spill in history. The Deepwater Horizon, which was being leased by BP, was located off the Coast of…
$215M in BP oil spill money to restore Louisiana marshes
The money is from BP’s $8.8 billion settlement for natural resources damage in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill.
MDA accepting applications for Restoration Fund projects
The Mississippi Development Authority is taking project applications for the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund. Applications can be found online at mississippi.org/gcrf. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Representatives from MDA, as well as members of the…
BP Oil Spill settlement money could be heading to the Coast soon
Millions of dollars in BP Oil Spill settlement money earmarked to fund projects in South Mississippi could soon be heading to the Coast. Now that the state House and Senate have given their finalized lists of projects to receive restore…
$85.5M being spent to restore Gulf Coast
Members of the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board spent months reviewing possible projects to finance with $85.5 million in Restore Act money. The funds are to help the environment and economy recover after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.…
Ten year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill
April 20, 2010: the BP Oil Spill made its mark on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and it’s marine wildlife. The largest oil spill in U.S. waters remain one of the worst environmental disasters in history. “It’s the tenth anniversary of…
Deepwater Horizon: Sparkling waters hide some lasting harm from 2010 oil spill
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and touching off the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, gulf waters sparkle in the sunlight,…
Pascagoula River Audubon Center hosting events to discuss BP Oil Spill
April marks the ten year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill. The Audubon Center is hosting events this weekend. These events are opportunities to reflect on the oil spill and educate the community about the oil spill and restoration. Here…
Nearly $226M to restore Gulf
The effects of the BP Oil Spill continue to be felt almost a decade after 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days. Now, the federal government approved more than $200 million…
Nearly $226M to restore open Gulf after 2010 BP oil spill
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal agencies have approved nearly $226 million for 18 projects to restore open ocean in the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 BP oil spill. The projects range from $52.6 million…
Gulf Coast Restoration Fund meeting today in Gulfport
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund advisory board is holding a meeting today at 10:00 a.m. If you'd like to make a public comment, or just seek more information about how to apply for the initial approval of funding from the…
Gulf Coast Restoration Advisory Board Meeting
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board met today as the group continues to accept applications for projects to be funded through the BP Oil Spill settlement with the state. The fund was set up back in September of last…
Applications Still Being Taken for Funding Through BP Oil Spill Settlement
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board plans to meet tomorrow as the group continues to accept applications for projects to be funded through the BP Oil Spill Settlement with the state. The fund was set up back in September…
BP oil spill funding applications
Members of the Gulf Coast Advisory Board are questioning how much authority they will really have in deciding which projects will be funded with the BP oil spill settlement money. A citizen’s advisory board is preparing to accept applications, selecting…
75 percent of BP settlement money staying on the Coast
The Senate bill designed to give 75 percent of the BP oil spill damages settlement fund to the Gulf Coast passed overwhelmingly in the Senate. Locals are excited to see what this money is going to do for our area.…
Lawmakers discuss Gulf oil spill
Mississippi lawmakers still have more to consider before they conclude this special session. Governor Bryant widened the session’s agenda today. He’s asking lawmakers to agree on how to divide $700 million that Mississippi is receiving in economic damage payments from…
House Bill 1185 Update
This week, the Mississippi Senate passed a funding bill for BP settlement funding. News 25’s Jaylon Morris gives us an update on the House bill and the next step toward the bill becoming a law. Ashley Edwards is the Gulf…
Gulf Coast Restoration Reserve Fund
It has been debated for years now where BP settlement dollars should be received. Here on the coast or across the entire Magnolia State? Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee repeated their message that the funds be placed in a separate…
Two BP oil spill bills pass through the House
The Mississippi House of Representatives today passed two important pieces of legislation that seek to control how the BP economic damage settlement funds will be spent. House Bill 1512, which was co-authored by most members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast…
BP Oil Spill settlement money: keeping a close eye on legislation
More than one hundred South Mississippians poured into a meeting Wednesday to get an update on the status of the $750 million in settlement money from the BP oil spill. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us to that gathering at…
Pre-Legislative Briefing This Morning Biloxi
The 2017 legislative session is just one month away and this morning lawmakers from the coast met with members of the local business community to discuss some of the major topics expected on the legislative agenda. The possible re-write of…