Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now seeking comments on their future plans for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), Gulf Environmental Benefits Fund. You can view their presentation on the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund 2015 Cycle here. As requested in the last page of the presentation, comments due to Kelly.samek@myfwc.com by March 23, 2015. Read More
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NRDA Trustees Respond to BP Report Addressing the Health of the Gulf of Mexico
This week BP released the report, Gulf of Mexico Environmental Recovery Restoration. In a message from Laura Folse, Executive Vice President, she states, “Areas that were affected are recovering and data BP has collected and analyzed to date do not indicate a significant long-term impact to the population of any Gulf species.” Many are saying Read More
Climate Change, Community Resilience, and Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico Webinar
GOMURC is co-hosting a free webinar on Climate Change, Community Resilience, and Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico with the Environmental Law Institute and the four Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant programs. The webinar will be Friday, April 10, 2:00-4:00PM ET (1:00-3:00PM CT) and you can register here. For more details, see below: Many Read More
Judge Rejects BP Attempt to Lower Fines for 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
On Thursday, 2/19, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier declared that BP should face paying up to $4,300 in fines for each barrel of oil spilled during the Macando well blowout that spilled oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days in 2010. This is the result of an attempt by BP to lower the Read More
ELI Unveils New Gulf of Mexico Restoration Projects Map
Environmental Law Institute (ELI) has created a new online Restoration Projects Map that complements their Restoration Projects Database. These track where Deepwater Horizon restoration and recovery are taking place. According to ELI, “Both the database and the map aim to support transparency and public engagement by tracking where restoration funds are being spent, and by Read More
2015 Gulf Coast Sargassum Symposium April 2-3 in Galveston, TX
NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, Texas A&M University and the Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees are hosting the 2015 Gulf Coast Sargassum Symposium on April 2nd & 3rd at the Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX. Join in this informative and educational experience as presenters and panel members discuss all aspects of Sargassum. You can Read More
NOAA Releases a Study on Dolphin Impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
The peer reviewed study has found four distinct groupings of dolphin deaths within the Northern Gulf of Mexico Unusual Mortality Event (UME). Three of the groupings followed the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The scientists compared the number and demographics of dolphin deaths across the Gulf from January 2010–June 2013 to patterns from 1990–2009. They looked for Read More
Alabama NFWF Phase III Funding Cycle Deadline – March 9, 2015
All project suggestions for potential Phase III funding through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund must be entered into the Alabama Coastal Restoration Project Suggestion portal by March 9, 2015. Go to www.alabamacoastalrestoration.orgto enter a new project suggestion or to review project suggestions currently in the portal. For additional information on Read More
National Monitoring Council Webinar Series: The Water Quality Portal
The National Water Quality Monitoring Council is offering a webinar on the Water Quality Portal (WQP) Wednesday, February 18th at 2:00PM ET. Pre-registration is required for this event. This free webinar will go over the basic use of the WQP, which provides easy access to over 250 million discrete water quality sample results from over Read More
Public Comment Opportunity – Expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
A Notice of Intent to solicit public input and prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the expansion of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary was published in the Federal Register. You can find the Federal Register notice here. Public comments related to this action must be received by April 6, 2015. You can Read More