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The release of toxic chemicals causes health issues for the surrounding community, including respiratory problems, bronchitis, heart problems, and breathing problems. The report cites anecdotal data from residents living near the oil refineries showing the presence of health problems within their community:

General Robert van Antwerp (photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, recently made some startling comments regarding the future of New Orleans. According to him, we cannot stop New Orleans from flooding: “Protect the city, no, reduce the risk, yes

Bayou Stories is organized by the America’s WETLAND Conservation Corps, a program of Louisiana State University and the America’s WETLAND Foundation, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School. Its purpose is to educate the public about wetlands loss, and recreate the personal relationship that we once had with our ecosystem. It will bring the community together for an evening of storytelling.

National Wildlife Federation, along with our partners Environmental Defense Fund and National Audubon Society, urges you to join us at this public hearing to ensure that the Ocean Policy Task Force understands the critical importance of halting the collapse of the wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta and the corresponding repercussions on the health of the Gulf of Mexico.

The controversy over offshore drilling reached new levels during the 2008 presidential elections, with Sarah Palin popularizing the phrase, “drill, baby, drill!” Now, BP has discovered an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that reaches over 30,000 feet into the earth and holds between 4 and 6 billions barrels of oil. Assuming that this can all actually be extracted, the so-called Tiber well can supply the oil needs of the United States for one year (only one?!).