Page 3 - Permit Request News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Simple. which is what makes the next story so potentially explosive. allegations that one of the front line forces fighting the oil was for all intents and purposes, out to lunch since this friday. randi kaye joins us with more. >> reporter: the oil isn't taking a vacation, why should any of the officials? which is why lots of folks here are pointing the fingers at the army corps of engineers. they petitioned the corps a month ago for permission to build rock jetties along the bay. they believe the rocks would with stand a hurricane or major storm better than any booms, they need to protect th...

Storm better than any booms, they need to protect the vital estuaries which act as nurseries for shrimp and fish. late friday, the army corps rejected the permit request, saying they consulted many experts. the corps said it had concerns on the effects of the rocks on water flow and the underwater pipeline. here's the problem, a councilman from jefferson parish says he tried to meet with the army corps this weekend to work through some of the issues so he can move forward on trying to get the rock jetties approved. he says the army corps wasn't available this weekend or any other weekend. he t...

Mexican press and one from the u.s. press, a whole host of things could come up. immigration is a source of controversy in the united states but also fast & furious which has caused controversy on both sides of the border. then when you talk about energy, the keystone pipeline, remember this was the transcanada corporation that wanted to run the pipeline from the canadian border through the u.s. all the way down to texas, canadian prime minister harper has expressed frustration in previous meetings with president obama over the fact that the administration had blocked that. now n. fairness, th...

They need to protect the vital estuaries which act as nurseries for shrimp and fish. late friday, the army corps rejected the permit request, saying they consulted many experts. the corps said it had concerns on the effects of the rocks on water flow and the underwater pipeline. here's the problem, a councilman from jefferson parish says he tried to meet with the army corps this weekend to work through some of the issues so he can move forward on trying to get the rock jetties approved. he says the army corps wasn't available this weekend or any other weekend. he took us on a boat to see the r...