NOVEMBER 20, 2015—[from Texas General Land Office press release] Commissioner George P. Bush today recognized six individuals who did more than all others last year to keep the coast clean. The commissioner honored them with Oil Spill Prevention and Response Awards.

“OSPRA Award recipients exemplify how industry and regulatory agencies can work together to protect our environment,” Bush said. “They are best in class, going above and beyond to protect and preserve the Texas coast.”

"Charlie Henry, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Disaster Response Center in Mobile, Alabama, was selected for an OSPRA Award in recognition of his long career managing natural resource protection as a first responder. Henry has responded to more than 100 spills, including the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. He also responded to the 1991 Kuwait oil fires and was NOAA's lead scientific support coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon spill. Henry was also the driving force in the creation of the Disaster Response Center, where he helps communities be better prepared for the next storm."

Charlie Henry was recognized and presented the OSPRA Award at the 25th Clean Gulf Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 10, 2015.

Read full Texas General Land Office press release here.

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