NRDA Phase III Early Restoration Program plan still in review– track at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/early-restoration/phase-iii/
Posts by Andy Shepard
Restoration projects
Bookmark ELI’s new interactive timeline as great way to track restoration settlements and litigation– http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/timeline/
Legislation
Water Resources Development Act (HR3080) becomes Public Law 113-121 without National Endowment for the Oceans– https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3080
GOMRI meeting
GOMRI Oil spill and Ecosystem Science Conference for 2015 deadline for session proposals is JUNE 15– http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-oil-spill-and-ecosystem-science-conference/custom-17-f8e7997d3673455e8ae8ebd03a854af1.aspx?RefID=01&cpc=JXNHXJ3TNFX
GOMRI meeting
GOMRI Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, January 2014, report and products– http://2014.gulfofmexicoconference.org
Federal budget
House passed FY2015 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill last week, now being considered by Senate. AAAS analysis is at http://www.aaas.org/news/house-passes-one-nsf-budget-while-authorizers-grapple-another
NOAA Restoration Science Program
NOAA RESTORE Science Program FAQs regarding its first Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) now available on the program website– http://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/about/faqs, last part of page dedicated to “Initial Funding Opportunity” FAQs
IPCC report
House Committee on Science, Space and Technology hearing on IPCC report on May 29, 11a ET (webcast)– http://science.house.gov/hearing/full-committee-hearing-examining-un-intergovernmental-panel-climate-change-process. IPCC report is at http://www.ipcc.ch
Restoration projects
Environmental Law Institute is maintaining an on-line dbase for funded Gulf restoration projects– http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/restoration-projects-database/
Restoration publication
NOAA Central Library will no longer update its DWH Spill Bibliography as of May 13, 2014– http://www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/dwh.html.