By Amy McCullough GULFPORT — While lawyers prepared for the hearing upstairs, more than 20 Gulf Coast residents rallied in the lobby of the Harrison County Chancery Court this morning (Feb. 14), as Mississippi Sierra Club director Louie Miller explained a lawsuit with a pair of flip flops. Miller held up a pair of the popular beach sandals with the [...]
Posted: Feb 14, 2011 4:31 PM CST Updated: Feb 14, 2011 6:36 PM CST By Doug Walker - bio | email GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The Kemper County power plant case was in court Monday. The Sierra Club has filed suit, saying when the state Public Service Commission voted to allow the $2.4 billion Mississippi Power plant to be built, [...]
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 [...]
Court Ruling Requires Greater Protection Against OHV Abuse in California Desert In follow-up to a ruling on off-highway vehicle routes in the California desert, federal judge imposes deadline for new plan and imposes protective measures FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 31, 2011 – Ten environmental organizations secured a favorable ruling in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. [...]
New policy still doesn't cover older, shallower offshore wells June 21, 2010 New Orleans, LA — On Friday, the Department of Interior closed a loophole that had allowed oil drilling to proceed in the Gulf of Mexico without adequate safeguards for blowouts like the Deepwater Horizon. This action came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Gulf Restoration Network and the [...]
In follow-up to a ruling on off-highway vehicle routes in the California desert, federal judge imposes deadline for new plan and imposes protective measures SAN FRANCISCO - January 31, 2011: Ten environmental organizations secured a favorable ruling in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 25 million acres of public land in southern California [...]
