WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The Obama Administration today sent a third bill for $51.4 million to BP and other responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. As a responsible party, BP is financially responsible for all costs associated with the response to the spill,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Florida Peninsula Command Post Implements Trigger Response Plan
MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The Florida Peninsula Command Post (FPCP) has implemented a “Trigger Response” plan that will provide early, responsible and practical actions to collect oil products offshore and protect sensitive shorelines and natural resources if weathered Deepwater Horizon-related oil products were to approach the Florida Peninsula or Florida Keys.[Read More…]
Salazar Swears-In Michael R. Bromwich to Lead Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today swore-in former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and policing of offshore oil and gas development. Bromwich will oversee the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which was responsible for[Read More…]
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico, June 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include areas where the oil slick is moving beyond the current boundaries off of the Florida panhandle and due south of Mississippi. This federal closure does not apply to any state waters. Closing[Read More…]
Initial Observations from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson returned to Galveston, Texas, on June 11 from an eight-day research mission to investigate the presence and distribution of subsurface oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. The mission collected water samples for chemical analysis and tested the feasibility of using acoustic[Read More…]
Durbin Joins Lawmakers in Calling for Government Review of For-Profit Colleges
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. In light of recent press reports raising concerns about the for-profit education sector U.S. Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) today joined other lawmakers in calling for a review of for-profit or “proprietary” institutions of higher education. Specifically, they asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess[Read More…]
Statement by the Middle East Quartet Re: New Policy Towards Gaza Announced by Israel
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The following statement was issued today by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation, and the United States). The Quartet re-affirms that the current situation in Gaza, including the humanitarian and human rights situation of the civilian population, is unsustainable, unacceptable, and not[Read More…]
Mississippi Lesbian Banned From Prom But Invited To White House
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. American Civil Liberties Union client Constance McMillen will go to the White House on Tuesday to join President Obama at a ceremony recognizing the contributions of LGBT Americans. She will also serve as a Grand Marshal in the New York City Pride parade on June 27. McMillen[Read More…]
Supreme Court Rules ‘Material Support’ Law Can Stand
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. The United States Supreme Court today upheld the broad application of a federal law that hinders the ability of human rights and humanitarian aid organizations to do their work by making it a crime to provide “material support” to designated “foreign terrorist organizations” (FTOs). The ruling[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton, June 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010 – 1:01 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON: So to start out I just want to read out a couple phone calls the President just made to Chancellor Merkel and President Zapatero. The President values his excellent relationship with the Chancellor and he expressed his appreciation for their[Read More…]
