US EditionLouisiana Officially Cancels State's Largest Coastal Project
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, JUL 17 – Ongoing litigation and permit suspension led to cancellation of the $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project funded by Deepwater Horizon settlement funds.
- Thursday, Louisiana canceled the $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project in southeast Louisiana, funded by 2010 Deepwater Horizon settlement money.
- Facing ongoing litigation and a suspended federal permit, state officials said the project is `no longer viable at this time`, noting costs have doubled since 2016.
- To combat erosion, the plan targeted rebuilding 20 square miles of coastal land, but the $618 million already spent may need to be repaid, according to federal trustees.
- Amid environmental backlash, critics denounced the rollback as unscientific, with Garret Graves calling the cancellation `a boneheaded decision`, while the coalition said it marked `a complete abandonment of science-driven decision-making`.
- Facing potential losses of settlement money, state officials are exploring alternative plans, as Louisiana could lose over $1.5 billion in unspent funds, according to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
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Louisiana cancels $3B coastal restoration project - American Press
Louisiana officially canceled a $3 billion coastal restoration funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement money, state and federal agencies confirmed Thursday. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project had been intended to rebuild upward of 20 square miles of land in southeast Louisiana to combat sea level rise and erosion on the Gulf Coast. The money must be used on coastal restoration and it was not immediately clear if the $618 m…
Louisiana coastal restoration project funded by oil spill settlement canceled; $3B at stake
BARATARIA BAY, La. (NEWS 15) — A $3 billion coastal restoration project in Louisiana, funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, has been officially canceled. Conservation groups had backed the initiative to restore over 20 square miles of land…
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Louisiana cancels $3B repair coastal restoration funded by Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement
Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.
Mid-Barataria Diversion, Louisiana's biggest coastal project, now officially dead
The state on Thursday officially canceled the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's biggest-ever coastal restoration project, and moved to replace it with a smaller-scale version accompanied with other elements, citing ballooning costs and other factors.
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