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Deepwater Horizon Response & Restoration





After the Response...
Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration (NRDAR)

Phase I Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment


This version of the Phase I ERP has been updated with a minor clarification and replaces the version that was available on this website from April 18, 2012, until 5:30 pm on April 25, 2012.

Final Early Restoration Plan Documents by State

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NRDA Trustee Council Fact Sheets

 

Secretary Salazar visits Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, LA


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BSEE Launches Deepwater Oil and Gas Containment Exercise

TUE, JULY 24, 2012, 10:30 AM EST

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement initiated the first ever drill designed to deploy critical pieces of state-of-the-art well control equipment to the ultra-deep seabed of the Gulf of Mexico. Read More >


Oil Rig Image From BOEMRE

Salazar, Beaudreau Announce Final Details for Upcoming Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale

THU, MAY 17, 2012, 12:31 PM EST

Today the Obama Administration provided final details for the Central Gulf of Mexico lease sale announced by President Obama in January 2012. Read More >


Ships in the Gulf of Mexico

Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Announce Major Progress in Gulf Restoration Effort

WED, APRIL 18, 2012, 10:45 AM EST

An estimated $60 million in early restoration projects soon will begin along the Gulf Coast following the nation’s largest oil spill, the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council announced today. Read More >


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Obama Administration Announces Major Steps toward Science-Based Energy Exploration in the Arctic

FRI, FEBRUARY 17, 2012, 11:30 AM EST

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced the next steps toward energy exploration activities in shallow waters in the Arctic during a limited period this summer. Read More >


Deepwater Horizon scene

Salazar Creates Science Group to Bolster Preparedness for Potential Future Environmental Crises

FRI, JANUARY 6, 2012, 11:43 AM EST

Secretary Salazar announced the creation of a specialized scientific group that will develop future scenarios and provide rapid, interdisciplinary scientific assessments during environmental crises or disasters affecting America’s natural resources. Read More >


Gulf Coast

Statement by Secretary Salazar on the final strategy of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force released today

MON, DECEMBER 5, 2011, 01:36 PM EST

The Task Force’s final strategy is the result of a collaborative effort among five Gulf Coast states and 11 federal agencies. Read More >


Salazar

Secretary Salazar Praises Release of Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Strategy for Public Review

WED, OCTOBER 5, 2011, 12:40 PM EST

Secretary Salazar released the following statement on the Gulf Coast Task Force’s submission of a preliminary strategy for Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration for public review. Read More >


Secretary Salazar and Michael Bromwich

Interior Department Completes Reorganization of the Former MMS

FRI, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, 02:00 PM EST

On Oct. 1, 2011, the Department of the Interior will formally establish two new, independent bureaus – the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Read More >


Dr. Paul Hsieh

USGS Scientist Honored with Prestigious Federal Employee of the Year Medal for Role in Ending Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

THU, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011, 05:10 PM EST

Dr. Paul Hsieh, research hydrologist for the Interior Department’s U.S. Geological Survey, has earned the Federal Employee of the Year Medal for providing critical scientific information during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read More >


Sunset

EPA Chief, DOI Secretary, CEQ Chair Lead Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Public Meeting

TUE, JUNE 28, 2011, 09:37 AM EST

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, joined by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley, convened an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force on Monday in Galveston, TX. Read More >