Environmental Groups Draw Recommendations from Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Amy Jeffries

Published December 19, 2014 at 6:05 AM CST

What to do with all the billions in Clean Water Act fines to be paid by BP and its contractors for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

Officially, it’s up to the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, made up of governors from the five affected states and heads of several federal agencies, to decide.

A coalition of environmental groups has come up with their own ideas for how the first millions can best be spent to restore the coast.

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Amy Jeffries

Amy started her career in public radio at WNPR in Hartford, CT more than a decade ago. NPR flew her in to Baton Rouge to help WRKF cover the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina while she was still based in the North. Here she found her journalistic calling.

Environmental Groups Draw Recommendations from Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan

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