Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. President Obama was briefed today by Deputy National Incident Commander Rear Admiral Pete Neffenger on the ongoing administration-wide response to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, and by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Deputy FEMA Administrator Rich Serino on the preparations for potential impacts of Tropical[Read More…]

MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010.  The Florida Peninsula Command Post initiated severe weather response plans Thursday in preparation for Tropical Depression Three. The FPCP is tracking the progress of the storm continuously and is taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of personnel and assets involved in the response. Two Sentry[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010.  BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment With the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of federal government, relief well[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today released its second peer-reviewed, analytical summary report about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico. The report contains preliminary data[Read More…]

Pascagoula, Mississippi–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010 – 9:40 A.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  I am pleased and honored to be here in Pascagoula and back in Mississippi.  My first visit was to Jackson, and the Governor and the First Lady were so warm and gracious, and our time at that school I’ll never[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. “Due to the risk that Tropical Storm Bonnie poses to the safety of the nearly 2,000 people responding to the BP oil spill at the well site, many of the vessels and rigs will be preparing to move out of harm’s way beginning tonight. This includes[Read More…]

NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.  NOAA will re-open 26,388 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational fishing on Thursday. The reopening of a third of the overall closed area was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states. Since[Read More…]

NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. The Unified Area Command center is tracking tropical weather near the Bahamas very closely and is constantly engaged in discussions with the National Hurricane Center, NOAA and FEMA to ensure the safety of more than 40,000 people currently assisting in the oil spill response and recovery[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.  NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U.S. Coast Guard continue to actively enforce the law in federal waters that have been closed to fishing to balance economic and public health needs as a result of the BP oil spill. Since the first closure was[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.  Yesterday, NOAA scientists released a data report on air quality measurements taken in June in the vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill area. The report, available online, summarizes the levels of nearly 100 air pollutants measured with sophisticated air sampling instruments onboard a NOAA WP-3D[Read More…]