Antonio Bussalacchi, President of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, and Dr. Chris D’Elia, GOMURC Board member and Dean of the LSU College of the Coast and Environment, recently wrote a guest column for the Advocate entitled “After BP Spill, protecting the Gulf region requires even more money.” Given the sunsetting of spill-funded programs like Read More
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Alabama seeking projects for 2019 GOMESA funding BY 1/31/19!
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), State Lands Division (SLD), Coastal Section is accepting project suggestions to be funded through the Alabama Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Program. The Act enhances Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing activities and provides for enhanced sharing of leasing revenues with Gulf producing Read More
EPA seeks public response to proposed changes to Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army will be seeking public comments on their proposal to change the definition of “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) as applied in the Clean Water Act. According to the 12/28/19 Federal Register Notice, a related public hearing will be held January 23, 2019 in Kansas City, Read More
Mississippi Restoration Summit Nov. 13
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Office of Restoration, will host the 2018 Restoration Summit on November 13 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center, Biloxi, MS. The Summit agenda includes presentations on state restoration projects, plans for future efforts, and an annual meeting for the MS NRDA Trustees Implementation Group. A public Read More
NRDA Trustees seek comments on open ocean restoration plan
The NRDA Trustees for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DHOS) support restoration planning areas that include an Open Ocean effort. The Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) hosted open webinars on October 16 and 17, 2018, during which they provided an overview of the Open Ocean Draft Restoration Plan 1 and Environmental Assessment and related restoration Read More
2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference
2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference The 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference (GOMOSES) is scheduled for Feb 7-9, 2019 in New Orleans, LA. As described on the conference web site, the conference theme this year is “Minding the Gaps: Research Priorities for Response, Restoration, and Resilience.” Read More
Ecosystem Monitoring
Gulf Ecosystem Observing and Monitoring Program: A lasting legacy from the DeepWater Horizon oil spill and resulting penalties should be a new northern Gulf-wide science-based, monitoring program that incorporates mapping, observing, and research. WHY? Restore Act (PL112-141, subtitle F) mandates that civil penalties be used to support long-term, sustained, Gulf-wide ecosystem monitoring program supported by Read More