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Tag: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

Coverage of Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Mobile Construction crews and equipment rebuilding a downtown city street

St. Louis Street Rebuild Passes the Halfway Mark as Downtown Mobile Corridor Takes Shape

James Bullard, July 8, 2026July 14, 2026

The $16 million St. Louis Street reconstruction has reached block eight of 17, rebuilding one of downtown Mobile’s busiest business corridors from the water mains up while keeping traffic moving.

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Baldwin County A wooded river and wetland habitat typical of the Perdido River watershed

$28 Million RESTORE Act Grant Could Fund 11,000-Acre Wildlife Corridor in Southeast Baldwin County

James Bullard, December 23, 2019

A Baldwin County land conservation project is in line to receive $28 million after being placed on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s “Funded Priorities List,” money that state officials say would be used to acquire between 10,000 and 12,000 acres in southeast Baldwin County for a new wildlife and…

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Baldwin County Coastal wetlands along the Alabama Gulf Coast

Alabama Gulf Coast Council Advances $315 Million in RESTORE Act Projects Across Mobile and Baldwin Counties

James Bullard, March 8, 2018

The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council, the 10-member body tasked with distributing $708 million in civil penalties BP owes for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, met recently to approve 46 projects for inclusion in a draft multi-year implementation plan worth a combined $315,358,331. The projects, largely economic or environmental…

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