Two new offerings from the Gulf Sea Grant oil spill outreach team: The team will host a free seminar, “Oil spill response, assessment, and restoration: Marine mammals,” on March 29, 2018 in Galveston, Texas. Experts will share the latest science concerning marine mammal populations, with a focus on their health after oil spills and protocols relating Read More
Tag: Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon Trustee Council Public Meeting
The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council will hold a public meeting on September 12, 2017 at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, Alabama. During this meeting, we will present updates on the work of the Trustee Council and each Trustee Implementation Group (TIG): Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Read More
DWH Spill Trustees restoration plans
The Natural Resource Damage Assessment process related to the DeepWater Horizon oil spill recovery effort includes “Trustee Implementation Groups” (TIGs). The Region-wide TIG identifies restoration efforts that may apply across multiple Restoration Areas. They recently released four strategic frameworks to assist with restoration planning for oysters, sea turtles, birds, and marine mammals; the frameworks “provide Read More
ELI Oil Spill Recovery Timeline
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) just updated its “BP Oil Disaster: Restoration & Recovery Timeline of Major Events in Gulf Recovery.” The timeline “provides an overview of major events related to the three main Gulf restoration and recovery processes: the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA), the RESTORE Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Read More
DWH NRDA Trustees propose restoration plan
Deepwater Horizon Trustees Propose Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico: Trustees seeking public comment on draft plan, which would allocate up to $8.8 billion for restoration from proposed settlement with BP– plan and instructions for comments at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ Read More
NOAA Provided Access to DWH NRDA Data through DIVER Explorer; More Workshops from Sea Grant’s Oil Spill and Outreach Team!
Recently, NOAA launched DIVER Explorer (Data Integration Visualization Exploration and Reporting), a data warehouse and query tool of the validated Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) data resulting from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) NRDA. DIVER also contains analytical chemistry and bioassay data collected under the DWH Response, historical Gulf Coast sampling data and continues to add Read More
BP Settlement
The US Attorney General press release, “Total Value of Settlement Would Top $18.7 Billion, the Largest Settlement with a Single Entity in American History” describes the settlement with BP for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill damages. The web site includes a fact sheet that summarizes the “agreement in principle.” Read More
NRDA Trustees Extended Comment Period for Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan; Sea Grant Seminar – Impacts of Oil on Coastal Habitats; Gulf Coast Vulnerability Assessment Public Review; Introducing Gulf Star
According to the press release issued June 16, 2015, “The Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (Trustees) have extended the public comment period for the Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments (Draft). The Draft proposes an additional 10 early restoration projects with an estimated cost of $134 million across Read More
Deepwater Horizon Spill tied to Gulf Dolphin Deaths; Public Comment Opportunity; FIO Job Opportunity
Latest NOAA study ties Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the spike in Gulf dolphin deaths. Studies completed by independent and government scientists have found signs of illness associated with exposure to petroleum products, particularly in the form of rare lesions on their lungs and adrenal glands, in many of these bottlenose dolphin deaths. As stated Read More
Senate Hearing – 5 Years After Deepwater Horizon: Improvements and Challenges in Prevention and Response
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene on April 29, 2015, at 9:30 AM ET for a hearing entitled, “Five Years After Deepwater Horizon: Improvements and Challenges in Prevention and Response.” More details including the witness list and live streaming can be found here. Read More