Texas restoration portal now up at http://restorethetexascoast.org/; “website provides an opportunity for interested parties to suggest projects for consideration for funding made available to Texas as a result of the DWH Oil Spill.” Read More
Category: Gulf Restoration – Archive
Archive folders hold news items > 1 year old. News related to Gulf of Mexico restoration following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (e.g., penalties, settlements, programs).
RESTORE Act Congress hearing
U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard will hold a hearing on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. titled, “Revisiting the RESTORE Act: Progress and Challenges in Gulf Restoration Post-Deepwater Horizon.” More, including link for live broadcast, at http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=fdfbde77-d1f4-45a4-befc-c906faeec3bc Read More
RESTORE Act Council process
RESTORE Act Gulf Restoration Council posts Proposal Submission and Evaluation Process– http://www.restorethegulf.gov/release/2014/07/25/gulf-restoration-council-announces-proposal-submission-and-evaluation-process Read More
Recovery progress
USF researchers link DWH oil spill to increase in fish lesions– http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00028487.2014.911205#.U80bk0CTHoE Read More
NRDA projects
Final NRDA Phase III Early Restoration plan is now available following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Largest phase (>60% of $1B) of early restoration, the Plan proposes 44 early restoration projects, environmental analyses for each of them, and proposed strategic approach to early restoration and the environmental analysis for that approach– http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/early-restoration/phase-iii/?utm_source=final+phase+III+announcement&utm_campaign=early+restoration+phase+III&utm_medium=email Read More
NRDA projects
NRDA Phase III Early Restoration Program plan still in review– track at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/early-restoration/phase-iii/ Read More
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
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
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