NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 October 2010 – Despite the achievements of aid agencies following January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, the relief effort must continue through 2011, a senior United Nations humanitarian official said yesterday. “We can be proud of what the humanitarian community has accomplished, together with the Haitian people and the[Read More…]
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NOAA Reopens More Than 7,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing, Oct. 22, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2010. NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 7,037 square miles of Gulf waters about 80 nautical miles south of the Florida panhandle, between the Florida-Alabama state line and Cape San Blas, Fla. This is the tenth reopening in federal waters since July 22. This reopening[Read More…]
NOAA, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Audubon Nature Institute Return Sea Turtles to Gulf Waters
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2010. Scientists from NOAA, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Audubon Nature Institute joined with Coast Guard Rear Admiral Roy A. Nash today to return 33 sea turtles to Gulf of Mexico waters offshore of Louisiana. This is the first release of rehabilitated sea[Read More…]
Sierra Club: On 6 Month Anniversary of BP Disaster, Solutions Blocked by Big Oil
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20 marks six months since BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded, killing eleven workers and sending millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Following the disaster, the Sierra Club reached out to hundreds of thousands of citizens, who called on our leaders to prevent future[Read More…]
Haiti: UN Expert Urges Changed Focus for 1.3 Million Quake Survivors Still in Camps
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 October 2010 – With 1.3 million people still living in spontaneously formed camps nine months after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, a United Nations expert today called for a shift in the focus of humanitarian operations and more urgency in launching the reconstruction process. “Haiti is still living[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2010. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) alleging that provisions of its agreements with hospitals raise hospital prices, prevent other insurers from entering the marketplace and discourage discounts. The department said that these agreements likely resulted[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens Nearly 7,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing, Oct. 15, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 15, 2010. NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 6,879 square miles of Gulf waters about 180-200 nautical miles south of the Florida panhandle, between the Florida-Alabama state line and Cape San Blas, Fla. This is the ninth reopening in federal waters since July 22. This reopening was[Read More…]
Audubon Scientists Find Gulf Birds & Oil Too Close For Comfort
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2010. Residual oil and chemicals from BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster pose substantial ongoing risks to birds that breed or nest along hard-hit areas of the Louisiana coast, according to new National Audubon Society field surveys. Audubon science teams found plentiful birds that appeared both resilient and loyal[Read More…]
Administration Sends Seventh Bill to BP, October 14, 2010
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2010. The Obama Administration today sent a seventh bill for $62.6 million to BP and other named responsible parties for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. To date, the Administration has sent these seven bills to BP and other responsible parties (Transocean, MOEX,[Read More…]
Unified Area Command Weekly Update, Oct. 13, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 13, 2010. The following information is an operations update from the Unified Area Command for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Approximately 16,292 personnel are currently responding to protect the shoreline, wildlife and cleanup vital coastlines. To date, more than 31,000 water and sediment samples have[Read More…]
