Louisiana

  • Residents Recycle Christmas Trees to Save Coast

    December 31st, 2007


    Louisiana-based ShrevCORPS has developed a program to turn recycled Christmas trees into erosion preventers on the southern coast of the state.


  • Green for all Launches at the Clinton Global Initiative

    September 26th, 2007


    Green for All, a new campaign focused on bringing “green collar” jobs to urban areas, launched today at the Clinton Global Initiative.


  • Brad Pitt Unveils Eco-Friendly House

    August 21st, 2007


    Brad Pitt’s visited New Orleans to tour an ecologically-sustainable home built by one of the organizations he endorses, Global Green USA.


  • Energy Efficiency Grant Awarded for New Orleans

    August 7th, 2007


    A Massachusetts energy services firm has received a $150,000 grant to implement efficient energy for New Orleans as part of the ongoing reconstruction of the city after Hurricane Katrina.


  • Know Before You Go with Beaches 911

    July 3rd, 2007


    Summer and especially the Fourth of July holiday means throngs of beach goers descend upon the surf and the Earth 911 Beach Water Quality section is here to help you “Know Before You Go.” The beach section was established in 2001 through an EPA grant to help provide coastal states with the beach-water-quality, public-notification tools that are required as part continue …


  • Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Nationwide Beach Water Quality Program

    May 28th, 2004


    Beach season is officially here! The Memorial Day weekend is the first, big beach weekend of the summer, but before you break out the sunscreen and volleyballs, make sure you check the most comprehensive website in the nation for the latest beach and water conditions for Coastal and Great Lake States.