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August 5, 2010
Oceans’ growing carbon dioxide levels may threaten coral reef fish

Oceans’ growing carbon dioxide levels may threaten coral reef fish Read the LA Times article

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August 5, 2010
Coral reefs suffer mass bleaching

Coral reefs are suffering widespread damage in what is set to be one of the worst years ever for the delicate and beautiful habitats. Read Richard Gray’s article in The Telegraph

August 5, 2010
Obama Administration’s Scientists Admit Alarm Over Dispersants

Environmental Protection Agency experts expressed concerns to superiors about use of dispersants, says whistleblower group Read the article published by the Guardian/UK on August, 4, 2010

August 4, 2010
Director Bromwich to Host Public Meetings Nationwide to Discuss Deepwater Drilling Safety, Containment and Spill Response

Meetings are currently being scheduled to occur in August in the following cities: New Orleans, LA, Lafayette, LA, Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, Santa Barbara, CA, and Anchorage, AK. Meetings will be held in early September in the following cities: Biloxi, MS and Houston, TX. The meeting format planned is one that will allow representatives from […]

August 4, 2010
Department of the Interior’s Update on the Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill

Update: The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill

August 4, 2010
Deepwater Drill Ban May Be Lifted Early

Read the Associated Press article Read the Department of the Interior memo on the ban

The Gulf Disaster & the Florida Keys: What Are the Environmental Impacts and How to Help

Are you interested in learning what the impact of the Gulf oil disaster will be on the Florida Keys’ habitats and wildlife? And how you can help? Please join us at a FREE scientific conference to learn more about the Gulf disaster’s impacts on the Keys and what you can do. Leading scientists and local […]

NRDC Ocean Facts Sheets on Gulf Oil Spill and Florida Keys Now Available in Spanish

The following two fact sheets prepared by the Natural Resources Defense Council on the Florida keys are now available in both english and spanish to better understand the “Do’s and Don’t” of dealing with oil and “What’s at Stake” regarding the ecological and economic treasures threatened by the Gulf oil spill disaster in the Florida […]