Governor Scott assigns Gulf Consortium (http://www.fl-counties.com/advocacy/gulf-consortium) with task of developing State Expenditure Plan for RESTORE Act section 1603, Spill Impact Component (“pot 3”) 30% that must be approved by Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Council and mesh with their Council’s Comprehensive Restoration Plan funding. 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).
NOAA Restoration Science Program
NOAA-led RESTORE Act Science Program (sec 1604 of the Act) website is at http://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov; program description, event announcements/reports, and FAQs, and Program’s Science Plan Framework. Subscribe on the website to receive alerts and announcements about the Program. Contact program anytime at noaarestorescience@noaa.gov. Read More
Recovery progress
Deepwater Horizon oil spill 3-year progress update led by federal and state panels and Chaired by Senators Nelson and Wicker; June 6 hearing to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation archived podcast at http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=02200024-8f04-429f-bd1f-038e8597a0d9&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a. NOTE– Meeting begins at 40 mins into podcast (move slider at bottom to this start point). Read More
Restoration events
NOAA Gulf DWH oil spill site at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov includes calendar of events related to NRDA activities Read More
Gulf Coast Restoration Council strategy
Gulf Coast Restoration Council released Initial Comprehensive Plan today required by RESTORE Act section 1603, available at http://www.restorethegulf.gov Read More
DWH settlement
NFWF established Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund with funds from BP and Transocean settlement funds– news story at http://www.wboy.com/story/22236848/nfwf-launches-gulf-environmental-benefit-fund-to-restore-gulf-coast-natural-resources; NFWF fund site at http://www.nfwf.org/Pages/gulf/Gulf%20Environmental%20Benefit%20Fund.aspx Read More
NRDA projects
Phase III NRDA Early Restoration Program projects approved: LA $340M for barrier island restoration projects and fisheries research centers– http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/04/bps_340_million_will_restore_4.html; MS $82 million for four projects to “address loss of use by providing residents and visitors with new recreational options, better access to existing natural resources and a greater opportunity to enjoy them”– http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/governor-unveils-oil-spill-settlement-funded-projects/; AL Read More
RESTORE Act
RESTORE Act programs to receive funding from DWH Oil Spill settlements and litigation on hold awaiting Department of Treasury regulations including “procedures for depositing amounts in and expending amounts from the Trust Fund including procedures for determining compliance and auditing requirements of programs and activities established under the RESTORE Act.” Office of the Inspector General Read More
DWH settlement
National Academy of Sciences received $500M for Gulf restoration from BP and Transocean plea agreements– new web site describes objectives and preliminary plans at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=02202013b Read More
Restoration outreach
Environmental Law Institute (www.eli-ocean.org) resources clarify Deepwater Horizon oil spill related legislation (e.g., http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/clean-water-act-restore/), settlements and litigation (e.g., http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/understanding-litigation/). Read More