Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) announced the development of the GoMRI Request for Proposals for 2015-2017 GoMRI Research Consortia– http://gulfresearchinitiative.org/2013/save-the-date-gomri-rfp-for-2015-2017-research-consortia/ Read More
Tag: restoration
Restoration publication
USF publication recommending ocean observing system required to support Gulf ecosystem restoration and sustainability at http://www.tos.org/oceanography/archive/26-1_murawski.pdf Read More
BP settlement
BP civil trial daily transcripts are at http://www.mdl2179trialdocs.com/. Settlement docs on LA district court web site– http://www.laed.uscourts.gov/OilSpill/OilSpill.htm. Read More
BP settlement
Follow BP civil trial on Twitter at #BPTrial. Read More
State restoration strategy
LA Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s Annual Plan for 2014 is open until Mar 23, 2013 for public comment– http://www.lacpra.org/assets/docs/draftFY2014AnnualPlanLow.pdf Read More
Public scoping comments
As the Gulf Coast Restoration Council continues with its public hearings in Gulf States this month to inform the comprehensive restoration plan, it is important for people to be heard through their written and public comments; the Environmental Law Institute has useful guidelines for these comments at http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/participation/. Read More
BP settlement
State and local government claims against BP reported this week with BP financial report total $34B– http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-bp-spill-claims-idUSBRE91419T20130205. Federal trial still set for Feb 25, 2013, although parties still negotiating– http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50698646/ns/business-oil_and_energy/. Read More
BP settlement
Judge signs off on $4B BP plea agreement– http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/January/13-ag-123.html. Copy of agreement is at http://www.justice.gov/criminal/vns/docs/2012/11/2012-11-15-BP-Guilty-Plea-Agreement.pdf Read More
State restoration strategy
Governor of MS releases GoCoast 2020 plan– http://www.gocoast2020.com/wp-content/uploads/finalreport.pdf. Work of GoCoast Commission assigned by Governor Bryant to plan for state’s RESTORE Act programs. Read More
Spill settlement
DoJ press release (and links to related documents) regarding settlement with Transocean at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/January/13-ag-004.html. Environmental Law Inst. summary of Transocean DWH Oil Spill settlement is at http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/files/Transocean-Settlement.pdf Read More