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Saying Goodbye to MRGO
November 2010 -Pages 14-15
Natural Awekenings Magazine
http://www.nolanaturalawakeningsmag.com

Restoring Wetlands Key to Avoiding Another Katrina
Tim Padgett / New Orleans Friday, Aug. 27, 2010
By Time Magazine
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2012217,00.html #ixzz15xTaq0Oy

MRGO closure coalition releases new report
May 4, 2010
The St. Bernard Voice
http://thestbernardvoice.com/?p=183

Cleaning up after the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet: An editorial
Published: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2010/04/cleaning_up_after_the_mississi.html

Wetlands restoration urged in wake of MR-GO damage
Published: Monday, April 26, 2010
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2010/04/wetlands_restoration_urged_in.html

MRGO Must Go Coalition Newsletter - September/October Newsletter

Video - WDSU Katrina Anniversay Report
October 5, 2009

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/09/new_orleans_students_get_into.html

Media Advisory
September 21, 2009
 Louisiana Children to Send Coastal Protection Message to U.S. Congress

WDSU News Reports
September 2009
On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, NWF along with other partners and media toured New Orleans to see how the protection and restoration of Coastal Louisiana's wetlands will benefit the community and wildlife.
Watch the Video

Video - St. Bernard Parish Community Forum held this past August.

Army Corps urged to honor Obama's priority of restoring New Orleans area wetlands
August 27, 2009
By Sue Sturgis, Institue for Southern Studies
http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/08/army-corps-urged-to-honor-obamas-priority-of-restoring-new-orleans-area-wetlands.html

Coalition calls for faster restoration of wetlands destroyed by now-closed Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
August 26, 2009
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2009/08/coalition_calls_for_faster_res.html

Advocacy Groups Urge Corps To Restore Louisiana Storm Barriers
August 26, 2009
By BayouBuzz.com
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Government/Advocacy_Groups_Urge_Corps_To_Restore_Louisiana_Storm_Barriers__9427.asp


Wetlands restoration near closed-off MR-GO needs to move faster, activists say
August 26, 2009
By Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/wetlands_restoration_near_clos.html

MRGO Must Go' Group Pressures Army Corps
August 26, 2009
By WDSU
http://www.wdsu.com/news/20569828/detail.html

Sad but Resurgent, New Orleans Marks Katrina's Fourth Anniversary
August 26, 2009
By Environmental News Service
http://www.ecofactory.com/news/sad-resurgent-new-orleans-marks-katrinas-fourth-anniversary-082609

Renewal of MR-GO wetlands discussed
August 12, 2009
By Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/stbernard/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1250054583323500.xml&coll=1

Mississippi River Gulf Outlet wetlands restoration topic of discussion in Chalmette tonight
August 11, 2009
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/mississippi_river_gulf_outlet_2.html

Wetlands restoration around MR-GO to be addressed at meeting in Chalmette
August 7, 2009
By The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/wetlands_restoration_around_mr.html

  News Advisory - Expert Panel to Address Community Concerns on MRGO Wetland Restoration
August 4, 2009

MRGO Must Go Coalition Newsletter - June/July Newsletter

Rally for Restoration News Coverage
June 2, 2009 - Lower 9th Ward rally focuses on list wetlands
by Molly Reid, The Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/lower_9th_ward_rally_focuses_o.html

June 1, 2009 - Community Rallies For MRGO Wetlands Restoration
by WDSU.com
Video - Article

Rally for Wetland Restoration
Elected Officials and Community Leaders Will Join to Rally for Wetland Restoration
News Advisory
Date: June 1, 2009
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MRGO Must Go Coalition Newsetter - April/May Newsletter

Groups to Corps: Plan Faster! Protect Communities!
Use Stimulus Funding to Expedite MRGO Restoration Planning
News Release
Date: March 11, 2009
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Groups Praise Commitment to Coastal Louisiana Restoration
MRGO project named a priority in President Obama’s Budget
Press Release
Date: Feb. 27, 2009
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N.O. residents wary of vow to plug MRGO
By Allen M. Johnson Jr.
Advocate New Orleans bureau
Published: Aug 7, 2008
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/26367629.html

Protesters Rally Against MRGO
WDSU
August 6, 2008
http://www.wdsu.com/video/17115481/index.html

MRGO Rally
ABC-26
August 6, 2008
http://abc26.trb.com/ (look for the MRGO link, or search for "MRGO")

'MRGO Must Go,' activists say
By WWL-TV
August 5th, 2008
http://www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=269852&shu=1 (Also on Yahoo! News at: http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=mrgo+must+go&c=av)

MRGO Must Go Coalition to hold 1st N.O. event By New Orleans City Business August 4, 2008 http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/uptotheminute.cfm?recid=18988. (Also at: http://www.examiner.com/r-1410804~MRGO_Must_Go_Coalition_to_hold_1st_N_O__event.html)

Road to Recovery: Closing the MR-GO
by WWL-TV
June 20, 2008
http://www.wwltv.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=256440&shu=1

Groups Launch Campaign to Finish Closure and Restoration of MRGO
by St. Bernard Parish Government
June 18, 2008
http://www.sbpg.net/20080618mrgo.html

St. Bernard Residents: MRGO Must Go
by Glynn Boyd, ABC26 News
June 16, 2008
http://abc26.trb.com/news/wgno-mrgo061608,0,3931569.story

MRGO Must Go Says St. Bernard Parish Activists
by WDSU Channel 6
Posted June 16, 2008
Updated June 17, 2008
http://www.wdsu.com/news/16625501/detail.html

Groups to speak out about MRGO closing today
by The Times-Picayune
June 16, 2008
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/groups_to_speak_out_about_mrgo.html

Environmental groups stage anti-MR-GO rally in Chalmette
by Mary Elise DeCoursey, The Times-Picayune
June 16, 2008
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/environmental_groups_stage_ant.html

Campaign urges MR-GO closure
Coastal restoration is also promoted
By The Times-Picayune
June 17, 2008
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-29/1213680131220220.xml&coll=1

Coalition launches campaign to ensure MRGO closure, restoration
by New Orleans City Business
June 14, 2008
http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/UpToTheMinute.cfm?recID=17948