NRDA Phase III Early Restoration Program plan still in review– track at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/early-restoration/phase-iii/ Read More
Blog Archive*
Restoration projects
Bookmark ELI’s new interactive timeline as great way to track restoration settlements and litigation– http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/timeline/ Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
GOMRI meeting
GOMRI Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, January 2014, report and products– http://2014.gulfofmexicoconference.org Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
Restoration projects
Environmental Law Institute is maintaining an on-line dbase for funded Gulf restoration projects– http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/restoration-projects-database/ Read More
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. Read More