EPA announces federal task force plan to restore the Gulf of Mexico following … Corpus Christi Caller Times Scientists, policy makers and environmental stewards will discuss the Gulf habitats most affected by the disaster and review scientific data gathered since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill that killed 11 people and spilled almost 5 … RESTORE Act Fines Could Provide Job Opportunities in Gulf Coast, 32 Other StatesMarketWatch (press release) Task force urges Congress to funnel oil-spill penalty money to GulfThe Hill (blog) Task force releases final strategy for reversing damage from oil spillFlorida Independent Houston Chronicle all 272 news articles »
EPA to unveil Gulf recovery plan in Houston Monday Corpus Christi Caller Times … officials today at the 2nd Annual Gulf of Mexico Summit will unveil more details of a vast, multibillion dollar plan to restore the natural and economic fortunes of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem following one of the worst oil spills in history. …
Feds set to release gulf restoration plan Houston Chronicle The gathering is the first convened by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi since the Deepwater Horizon disaster dumped nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf. …
Salazar defends proposed 5-year OCS plan before House panel Oil & Gas Journal … and western gulf are the best-known OCS areas with the most systems. DOI kept working on a 2012-17 proposal amid calls to completely shut down OCS oil and gas activity following the 2010 accident that took 11 lives and set off a massive oil spill, … Virginia upset by OCS shunUPI.com
Oil drilling plan to focus on Gulf of Mexico Reuters Environmentalists have been critical of opening exploration in the Arctic, warning that the region's extreme climate would make an oil spill more complex and costly to clean up compared to an accident in the Gulf. "Spill prevention, containment and … Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in GulfThe Associated Press US Designates Sites For Future Oil DrillingFox Business Obama plans new drilling for Alaska, GulfMother Nature Network (blog) Washington Post (blog) –MyFox Dallas all 286 news articles »
Oil drilling plan to focus on Gulf of Mexico Reuters UK Environmentalists have been critical of opening exploration in the Arctic, warning that the region's extreme climate would make an oil spill more complex and costly to clean up compared to an accident in the Gulf. "Spill prevention, containment and … Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in GulfThe Associated Press US Designates Sites For Future Oil DrillingFox Business Obama plans new drilling for Alaska, GulfMother Nature Network (blog) Washington Post (blog) –MyFox Dallas all 277 news articles »
US oil drilling plan to focus on Gulf of Mexico Reuters UK Environmentalists have been critical of opening exploration in the Arctic, warning that the region's extreme climate would make an oil spill more complex and costly to clean up compared to an accident in the Gulf. "Spill prevention, containment and … Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in GulfThe Associated Press US oil drilling plan to focus on Gulf of MexicoReuters Africa Obama plans new drilling for Alaska, GulfMother Nature Network (blog) Washington Post (blog) –MyFox Dallas all 249 news articles »
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for … eNews Park Forest “Last year's disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was supposed to be a wake-up call about the dangers of offshore drilling, but it looks like President Obama hit the snooze button and slept right through it,” said Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director at the … Obama to expand drilling off Alaska, in GulfThe Associated Press Interior drilling plan takes fire from Republicans, greensThe Hill (blog) Oil Fight: Conservationists vs. Shell in AlaskaDiscovery News National Journal all 232 news articles »
Interior Plan Includes More Gulf, Alaska Leases National Journal … just confirms that we have apparently learned nothing from the worst offshore oil spill in our nation's history. As tragic as the Deepwater Horizon disaster was, we must recognize that it occurred in relatively benign environmental conditions. … Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife, ClimateCenter for Biological Diversity (press release) Obama administration to unveil 5-year offshore drilling planFuelFix (blog) Oil drilling to expand – but not near FloridaJuice (blog) WVEC.com (subscription) all 152 news articles »
BP wins OK for exploration plan in Gulf of Mexico Los Angeles Times The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approves the plan under tighter rules developed after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Permits are still required for any drilling. Workers search for tar balls on an Alabama beach this September, more than a year … BP's Plan for Drilling in the Gulf Is ApprovedNew York Times BP Moves to Return to GulfWall Street Journal US allows BP to drill new Gulf deepwater wellsThe Hindu Sacramento Bee –GlobalPost –Kansas City infoZine all 389 news articles »