Port Sulpher, LA–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. Statement of Chris Canfield, Vice President Gulf of Mexico Conservation and Restoration One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion. “A year ago, most of us were occupied with our own concerns when we heard the news. A violent explosion far out in the Gulf of Mexico[Read More…]
BP/Gulf Oil Gusher
Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done
Port Sulphur, La–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. On the first anniversary of the BP oil well blowout, regional and national leaders urged Congress to hold BP accountable by passing legislation to dedicate BP’s Clean Water Act (CWA) fines to restoring the Gulf’s damaged environment and economy. Under current law, fines paid by[Read More…]
BP’s Criminal Negligence Exposed
(PHOTO: EPA) One year after BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, the number of lawsuits against the oil giant continues to mount Ryan Lambert is enraged. The owner of a charter fishing business, he had always supported the oil industry in his home state of Louisiana. He previously trusted BP,[Read More…]
NOAA: All Federal Waters of the Gulf Once Closed to Fishing Due to Spill Now Open
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2011. NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 1,041 square miles of Gulf waters immediately surrounding the Deepwater Horizon wellhead, just east of Louisiana. This is the twelfth and final reopening in federal waters since July 22, and opens all of the areas in Federal waters[Read More…]
Audubon Reports: Oil Persists, and So Do Concerns about Birds
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011. One year after the BP oil disaster began in the Gulf of Mexico, Audubon experts report that oil can still be found in gulf marshes and beaches that provide critical habitat for at-risk birds. Recent trips through Louisiana’s Barataria Bay revealed tar balls on beaches[Read More…]
Interior Approves First Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Exploration Plan with Post-Deepwater Horizon Environmental Review
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced that the bureau has approved an Exploration Plan, submitted by Shell Offshore Inc., following the completion of a site-specific Environmental Assessment (SEA) for deepwater[Read More…]
Scientists Use Airborne Chemistry Measurements to Assess Flow Rate, Fate of Spilled Gases and Oil During Gulf Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2011. NOAA scientists and academic partners have found a way to use air chemistry measurements taken hundreds of feet above last year’s BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill to estimate how fast gases and oil were leaking from the reservoir thousands of feet underwater. The scientists also determined[Read More…]
GuLF STUDY to Follow 55,000 Cleanup Workers and Volunteers for Up to 10 Years
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers began yesterday in towns across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study) is the largest health[Read More…]
Federal Science Report Analyzes Environmental Risks and Benefits of Additional Clean Up for Sensitive Beaches in the Gulf
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2011. Today the Gulf Coast Incident Management Team released a report from its interagency Operational Science Advisory Team 2 about oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill that remains on or near sandy beaches along the Gulf Coast. The report is intended to inform ongoing beach-area[Read More…]
Beyond Recovery: Moving the Gulf Coast Toward a Sustainable Future
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2011. Oxfam America and the Center for American Progress today put forward a plan to restore America’s Gulf Coast during a conference featuring NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchecno, White House Senior Policy Advisor Melody Barnes, and Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force[Read More…]
