Press Releases
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2016
April
04/04/2016 – Deepwater Horizon Trustees Settle with BP for Natural Resource Injuries to the Gulf of Mexico
2015
May
05/20/2015 – Deepwater Horizon Trustees Invite Public Comment on 10 Proposed Early Restoration Gulf Projects
October
10/05/2015 – Deepwater Horizon Trustees Propose Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico
December
12/01/2015 – Deepwater Horizon Trustees Invite Public Comment on Proposed Florida Coastal Access Early Restoration Gulf Project
2014
January
1/08/2014 – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Extend Gulf Restoration Comment Period to Feb. 19
June
06/05/2014 – Gulf Early Restoration Moving Forward Following Phase III Public Comment Period
2013
December
12/6/2013 – Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Invite Public Comment on $627 Million in Proposed Early Restoration Gulf Projects
September
09/24/2013 – Deep sea ecosystem may take decades to recover from Deepwater Horizon spill
June
06/04/2013 – Natural Resource Trustees to Hold Public Meetings on Gulf of Mexico Restoration
2012
November
11/8/2012 – Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Call for Public Input on Next Round of Gulf Restoration
April
04/18/2012 – Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Announce Major Progress in Gulf Restoration Effort
2011
December
12/14/2011 – Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Call for Public Input on Early Restoration of the Gulf
October
10/27/2011 – NOAA finds bacterial infection as cause of death for five northern Gulf dolphins; investigation continues
April
4/21/2011 – NRDA Trustees announce $1 billion agreement to fund early Gulf Coast restoration projects
February
2/19/2011 – Federal Natural Resource Trustees Announce Next Step in BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Gulf Restoration Process
2010
November
11/4/2010 – Federal & Academic Scientists Return from Deep-sea Research Cruise in Gulf of Mexico
October
10/21/2010 – NOAA, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Audubon Nature Institute Return Sea Turtles to Gulf Waters
10/4/2010 – Transcript: NOAA Administrator’s Keynote Address on NOAA Science and the Gulf Oil Spill
September
9/29/2010 – Resource Restoration Planning Process Begins for BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
9/27/2010 – Notice of Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning
9/7/ 2010 – No Dead Zones Observed or Expected as Part of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
August
8/202010 – Scientists Map Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf
8/18 2010 – Scientists Release the First Rescued, Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Back into the Gulf
8/4/2010 – Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil from BP Spill
July
7/30/2010 – NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys and East Coast
7/28/2010 – Update on NOAA’s Oil Spill Research and Response Missions
7/23/2010 – Second Federal Analysis Gives Further Clues about Location and Movement of Subsurface Oil
7/21/2010 – NOAA Releases Data Report on Air Quality Measurements Near the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Area
7/9/2010 – NOAA, U.S., Brazilian Partners Send Ship to Study Corals, Water Column for Gulf Oil Spill Response
7/8/2010 – Protecting Wild Dolphins During the Gulf Oil Spill
7/2/2010 – NOAA Models Long-Term Oil Threat to Gulf and East Coast Shoreline
June
6/29/2010 – NOAA, FDA, and Gulf Coast State Officials Affirm Commitment to Ensuring Safety of Gulf Coast Seafood
6/17/2010 – NOAA Conducts Tests to Determine Fate of Whale Found Dead in Gulf of Mexico
6/14/2010 – Federal Agencies Introduce Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
6/13/2010 – Update on NOAA’s Oil Spill Research Missions
6/8/2010 – NOAA Deploys Additional High Powered Research Aircraft to Gulf to Help Monitor Air Quality
6/8/2010 – NOAA Completes Initial Analysis of Weatherbird II Water Samples
May
5/28/2010 – NOAA Assists With Multi-Agency Effort to Decontaminate Ships Passing through Oil Spill
5/26/2010 – NOAA, Navy Partner to Monitor Ocean Conditions Near Spill Area
5/24/2010 – NOAA Baseline Sampling of Sediment, Shellfish and Water Sets Stage for BP Oil Spill Damage Assessment