Delta Restoration Gives Dirty Jobs Their Due
By Seyi FayanjuThe Discovery Channel’s everyman promoter of unloved and unsanitary workplaces, Mike Rowe, traded his splattered overalls and goggles for a sharp suit and tie when he visited Capitol...
View ArticleSchool’s Out Forever? Why Louisiana Should Couple Coastal Restoration with...
By Seyi FayanjuSource: Flickr (Tulane Public Relations) This season of caps, gowns, and commencement speeches has drawn to a close for coastal Louisiana’s class of 2011. For graduates of Dillard,...
View ArticleHow the RESTORE Act Could Kickstart Job Growth Along the Gulf Coast
By Seyi FayanjuA Sign of the Times: A fenced-off construction site fends off jobseekers in New Orleans. Unemployed residents of the Gulf Coast are finding it hard to secure work opportunities as a jobs...
View ArticleSummertime Blues for 700,000 Unemployed on Gulf Coast
By Seyi FayanjuIn nationwide Gallup surveys, August consistently ranks as one of the most popular months for taking a long vacation. It’s easy to see why. With school out of session and offices...
View ArticleEvents: Getting the Water Right, Getting the Jobs Right, August 12
By Seyi Fayanju This Friday, the Rev. Percy M. Griffin Community Center in Davant, Louisiana will be hosting “Getting the Water Right, Getting the Jobs Right”, a coastal restoration forum co-sponsored...
View ArticleCould Storm Resilience Provisions Strengthen School Retrofits Bill?
By Seyi FayanjuA construction worker puts the finishing touches on a painting project in New Orleans. While home repairs have been a popular focus for community groups along the Gulf Coast, retrofits...
View ArticleEPW Committee Approves RESTORE Act, Setting Stage for Senate Vote
By Seyi FayanjuEarlier today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee approved a bill that would direct 80 percent of Clean Water Act (CWA) penalty payments stemming from the 2010 BP...
View ArticleEnvironmental Organization Links Habitat Restoration to Job Growth in New Report
By Seyi Fayanju The following is a guest post from Restore America’s Estuaries President Jeff Benoit. Efforts to secure adequate federal funding for on-the-ground restoration of critical coastal and...
View ArticleUnemployment Data Bolsters Case for Regional Restoration Jobs Bill
By Seyi FayanjuIs there a deepening jobs crisis in the Deep South? Judging by a recent chart from The New York Times, the answer might be yes. As part of a story about the increasingly regional nature...
View ArticleMired in the Middle: Why Restoration Jobs Matter for Mid-Gulf States
By Seyi FayanjuPeople living in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, which lie at the core of the five-state region bordering the Gulf of Mexico, are far more likely than average Americans to have been...
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