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EPA: BP must use less toxic dispersant
EPA: BP must use less toxic dispersant
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a directive requiring BP to identify and use a less toxic and more effective dispersant from the list of EPA authorized dispersants.
Disper
FWC: Florida is open for business
For immediate release: May 20, 2010
Contact: Wendy Dial, 850-488-4676
FWC hears update on oil spill response
Florida is open for business. This was the recurring theme at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) emergency w
Keys tourism advisory
KEYS TOURISM ADVISORY 13 May 18, 2010 • 1:45 PM EDT
News and Information From the Monroe County Tourist Development Council
Facts on Keys Tar Balls
The discovery of tar balls Monday at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park is getting wide spread national
NOAA observations indicate oil slick has reached Loop Current
Key contact numbers
Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
Submit your vessel for the Vessel of Opportunity Program: (281) 366-5511
Submit a cl
Florida Keys tar balls not linked to Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill
Florida Keys tar balls not linked to Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill
Key contact numbers
Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
Submit your vess
Ocean Ridge: oil on beach
On our morning walk we discovered one "tar ball" and about a dozen dime-sized oil nuggets between Anna Street and Beachway along the beach in Ocean Ridge.
There's no way to tell if this oil is a result of the Deepwater Horizon spill moving through t Read more…
NASA image
The Deepwater Horizon spill is ominously
spreading, and now has a tail that may be close to entering the Loop Current.
Photos of tar balls found off Key West
I walked the Ocean Ridge beach this morning. Beautiful day, calm ocean, very little trash on beach. No tar balls. If you should find anything resembling a tar ball, the Coast Guard asks that you leave it/them alone and call call (800) 424-8802. Mary
Read more…Open letter from FWC chairman Rodney Barreto
Column
As I See It
By FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto
May 17, 2010
Photo at MyFWC.com/Commission
FWC, along with all the rest of Florida, stands prepared
We often take for granted all the things that make our life easy until something ha
FWC and NOAA prepare for red snapper season in the Gulf
NOAA to increase data collection on Gulf red snapper to address oil spill impacts
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and NOAA Fisheries Service are keeping a close eye on the BP oil spill. So far the only impacts off Flori
Commissioner Holds Meeting on Oil Spill with Local District 4 City Officials
Commissioner Holds Meeting on Oil Spill with
Local District 4 City Officials
Commissioner Steven Abrams met with District 4 Mayors and City Managers at his south county office in Delray Beach this morning to discuss the BP oil spill. Assist
Florida Class Action Filed in BP Oil Spill Disaster
Florida Class Action Filed in BP Oil Spill DisasterRead more…
Gulf Actions Spill Counsel (GASP), a national team of prominent attorneys, allege multiple failures by BP, Halliburton and other Defendants
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As the devastat
NOAA Expands Commercial and Recreational Fishing Closure in Oil-Affected Portion of Gulf of Mexico
DATE: May 07, 2010 12:58:54 CST
NOAA Expands Commercial and Recreational Fishing Closure in Oil-Affected Portion of Gulf of Mexico
Closed area restricts fishing in less than 5 percent of the Gulf
NOAA has modified and expanded the boundaries of the clos
Incident command post activated for West Coast of Florida
DATE: May 06, 2010 20:31:56 CST ***UPDATE***Incident command post activated for West Coast of Florida ST. PETERSBURG , Fla. - In response to the possibility of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affecting the West Coast of Florida, representatives from
Read more…5/6 update from PBC Commissioner Abrams
I have been closely monitoring the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and share your concerns about the possible economic and environmental threat to Palm Beach County. While I remain hopeful that this spill will not have a direct impact on our commu
Read more…Local Emergency Team Responds to Oil Spill
News Release
Local Emergency Team Responds to Oil Spill
At today’s County Commission meeting, Commissioner Steven Abrams was updated on the county’s plans should the BP oil spill reach Palm Beach County. Abrams had requested the briefing as
Preparedness Efforts Underway
Staff and Volunteers at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center Preparing to
Help with Oil Spill Crisis
(Juno Beach, FL) May 4, 2010 – In anticipation of a patient load that
could dwarf that seen in the cold stun, the Gordon & Patricia Gray
Veterinary Hospital
