January 2020

Map of the Month: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Settlements: 1990-2019

December 2019

$25 Million Proposed to Restore Natural Resources in Kalamazoo River, Michigan

Map of the Month: Geographic Response Plan Information in the Pacific Northwest

November 2019

Upcoming Training for Responders	Story Map: Using NOAA's Mapping Tool for Tracking Displaced Vessels
Map of the Month: Dispersant Use in or near US Waters	The Passing of the Torch: New Director Scott Lundgren Takes the Helm at NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration

October 2019

Map of The Month: Hurricane Dorian	$28 Million to Restore Marine Resources Damaged by Pollution
$11 Million Proposed to Restore North Carolina Habitats after Decades of Chemical Pollution	Capsized Vessel Remains Aground on its Side in St. Simons Sound As Responders Continue Oil Removal

September 2019

OR&R Provides Scientific Support to Capsized Vessel in St. Simons Sound, Georgia	OR&R Supports Response to Hurricane Dorian in the Carolinas
Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Marine Debris Program Gulf of Mexico Regional Coordinator Caitlin Wessel

August 2019

$4.5M for Primary Restoration at T/V Margara Ship Grounding Site in Puerto Rico	New NOAA Report on Optimizing Remote Sensing to Characterize Oil Spill Slicks
Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Marine Biologist Gary Shigenaka

July 2019

More than 450,000 Gallons of Oil Recovered from WWII Shipwreck

Story Map: The Lower Duwamish River, Passageway for Fish and Industry

June 2019

Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Physical Scientist Ben Shorr

May 2019

New Story Map: Oil Spill Response and Assessment Guidelines for Sea Turtles	Minds Behind OR&R: Meet California’s Marine Debris Regional Coordinator Sherry Lippiatt
Derelict and Dangerous: When Vessels Become Marine Debris	Vessels and Corals: A Tale in American Samoa
Peeking Inside the Anatomy of a Derelict Vessel	Over 62,000 Gallons of Oil Removed from WWII Tanker Near New York
OR&R Responds to Barge Collision in Houston Ship Channel	Oil to be Removed from Sunken WWII Tanker near Long Island
No image supplied for this story Foresight is 2020: Disaster Preparedness Program Plans for the Next Fiscal Year

April 2019

No image supplied for this story NOAA Communicators in the Northwest Participate in Alaska Shield 2019 Exercise	100,000 Gallons of Bunker Fuel Released from Container Vessel Near Staten Island, New York
Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Environmental Economist Jason Murray

March 2019

OR&R Responds to Chemical Fire Near Houston	Story Map: The Spills Behind the Oil Pollution Act
Upcoming Training for Responders	Spotlight on People and Pollution: Wild rice, pollution, and space for traditions to grow
The Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Scientist Catherine Berg	Registration Open for Spill Response Training

December 2018

Well Plugged, Response Continues for Lake Washington A10 Well Leak in Louisiana	Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Marine Debris Scientist Charles Grisafi
OR&R Providing Scientific Support Following Lake Washington A10 Well Leak in Louisiana

November 2018

Registration Open for Upcoming Spill Response Training	Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Scientist and Supervisor Ed Levine
NOAA Secured $34.3 Million for Restoration Efforts in 2018	2018 Accomplishments: The Fiscal Year in Review

October 2018

Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Marine Scientist Kevin Kirsch	Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Oceanographer Amy MacFadyen
Hurricane Response: OR&R’s On-the-Ground Efforts during Florence

September 2018

Hurricane Florence Vessel Assessment Continues as Responders Prepare for Removal Operations

NOAA OR&R Providing Scientific Support as Hurricane Florence Continues to Impact the Carolinas

August 2018

Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Marine Debris Scientist Sarah Lowe	OR&R, U.S. Coast Guard Standing By for Hurricane Lane Response
Is Marine Debris Impacting Your Beach Day, and Your Wallet?	NOAA Provides Trajectory for Diesel Fuel Release from Grounded Vessel Near Santa Cruz
The True Cost of an Oil Spill: Q&A with a NOAA Economist	Looking Deeper at the Social Science Behind Marine Pollution

July 2018

NOAA and Trustees seeking comment on Lower Duwamish Natural Resources Injury Assessment Plan	Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Scientific Support Coordinator Michael Doig
From Research to Response, the Evolving Role of Science in Oil Spills

June 2018

Restoring Natural Resources after Disasters: NOAA’s FAST Program Keeps Scientists Ready to Respond	Preparing to Reduce Marine Debris During Hurricanes
Disaster Preparedness: It’s Not a One Time Effort	Minds Behind OR&R: Say Aloha to Mark Manuel

May 2018

Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Toxicologist Sarah Allan	NOAA Announces Partnership to Restore Habitats Damaged by Oil and Hazardous Waste
No image supplied for this story OR&R Diversity and Inclusion Committee Explores Environmental Justice	Wisconsin’s Sheboygan River Community Gains 324 Protected Acres and Improved Public Recreation Access after Settlements

April 2018

Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Marine Debris Program Chief Scientist Amy Uhrin

OR&R Responding to Fuel Oil Spill in Mississippi River, New Orleans

March 2018

Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Scientist Amy Merten	June Training Registration Open for Oil and Chemical Spill Responders
Recovering Rail Cars from the Susquehanna River

February 2018

Fish and Wildlife Gain Critical Habitat Near Portland Harbor	Washington Project Showcased to New NOAA Leader: Restoration Benefits Fish, Wildlife, and Local Communities
$4 million Settlement Reached to Help NOAA Restore Port Gardner and Snohomish River Habitat

January 2018

The Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Environmental Scientist Simeon Hahn

No image supplied for this story OR&R Attends NOAA Congressional Staff Briefing on 2017 Hurricane Season

December 2017

The Minds Behind OR&R: Meet ‘Fellow’ Ocean Lover Amanda Laverty	Trustees Seek Comments on Project to Protect Unique Habitat in Wisconsin
2017 Accomplishments: The Year in Review

November 2017

The Minds Behind OR&R: Meet a Rock-Star Chemist	Working with Pacific Northwest Native Communities to Assess Damage to Natural Resources
Science of Oil Spills Training: Apply for Spring 2018	10 Years Later: Restoring Injured Natural Resources after Cosco Busan
Sentinels of the Coast: Surveying the Beaches After Cosco Busan	Assessing Cosco Busan: The Damage From 10 Years Ago
The Initial Call: Looking Back 10 Years to the Day of the Cosco Busan Oil Spill

October 2017

Remembering Cosco Busan: An Overview of the 2007 Oil Spill	The Minds Behind OR&R: Meet Scientist and Technician Michael Greer
Oilapalooza! An Oiled Wildlife Response Workshop	Texas Barge Fire Extinguished, OR&R Responding Due to Potential Crude Oil Release
OR&R Responding to Oil Platform Fire, Pipeline Discharge in Louisiana	Office of Response and Restoration Continues to Support Recovery Following Hurricanes in Florida, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands
NOAA Launches New Hurricane Story Map Following Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria	Post-Hurricane Pollution Response Continues in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Urban Waters Team Wins "People's Choice" Public Service Award	Hurricane Marine Debris and Pollution Response

September 2017

Portland Harbor Trustees Secure Approximately $2.3M in Bankruptcy Settlement Funds from Mission Insurance Company	OR&R Supports Emergency Pollution Response in Miami for Hurricane Irma
Emergency Support Function #10 in Miami Coordinating Hazardous Materials Response	OR&R Working with FEMA, Coast Guard, and EPA on Hurricane Pollution Response
OR&R’s Pollution Response Following Hurricane Irma	OR&R’s Pollution Response to Irma and Harvey
Harvey Pollution Response

August 2017

Harvey Response	Response to Tropical Storm Harvey
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Gulf of Mexico Shorelines and Nearshore Areas	OR&R at Submerge NYC Marine Science Festival
Restoring New York-New Jersey Harbor	Celebrating the Importance of Estuaries
Keeping the Oil Pollution Act Updated	Weston Mill Dam Removal Project in Full Swing
Polar Bears and Response Drills in Alaska	Solving the Case of the Mystery Sheen
National Aquarium Helping Reduce Plastic Pollution	Oils Spills and Animal Rescue in Alaska and Beyond
Incident Responses for July 2017	A Summer like NOAAther: A NOAA Intern's Experience

July 2017

Staff Participate in NOAA Science Camp in Seattle	Chinese Delegation Visits NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
A Legacy of Industry and Toxins in Northern New Jersey: Striped Bass and Blue Crab	How to Locate Wildlife Threatened During Oil Spills
How Marine Debris is Impacting Marine Animals	How to Clear Out a Lab: Use it or Pass it on
Incident Responses for June 2017

June 2017

Proposed Settlement for St. Louis River Superfund Site	Microplastics on National Park Beaches
Science of Oil Spills Training: Apply for Fall 2017	Portland Harbor Superfund Site Restoration Plan Announced
Working to Help Save Sea Turtles	Celebrating and Protecting the Ocean all Year
Incident Responses for May 2017

May 2017

NOAA Open House 2017	Pumpout Program Protects Puget Sound from Raw Sewage
Counting People on the Beach is Not as Simple as it Sounds	What we do to Help Endangered Species
Safe Boating and Prevention of Small Oil Spills	Preventing and Preparing for Oil Spills in the Arctic
Using Dogs to Find Oil During Spill Response	Oil Spill Incident Responses for April 2017

April 2017

NOAA Corps: 100 Years of Service	NOAA Adding Polar Projections to Arctic ERMA Mapping Tool
Sea Grant Reports: Dolphins, Sea Turtles and the Impacts from Deepwater Horizon	8 Ways to Keep the Earth Clean
How to Test for Toxicity	From Toxic Dump to Wetland in Florida
Meet the New CAMEO Chemicals Mobile App

March 2017

Closing Down Damage Assessment After Deepwater Horizon	Deepwater Horizon: Response in the Midst of an Historic Crisis
Assessing the Impacts from Deepwater Horizon	High Water and Sunken Oil on the Great Mississippi
Showcasing Our Partnership with Coast Guard on Instagram	Consent Decree Approved to Restore an Urban Dump Near Baltimore
Life at Sea or Scientist on Land: NOAA Corps Offers Both	Hold on to Those Balloons: They Could End Up in the Ocean
Is Marine Debris Spreading Invasive Species?

February 2017

Below Zero: Partnership between the Coast Guard and NOAA	5 Ways the Coast Guard and NOAA Partner
How the Modern Day Shipping Container Changed the World	Sea Urchins Battle to Save Hawaii Coral Reef
Rescuing Oiled Birds, Leave it to the Experts	Chemical Pollution in the Great Lakes
Clean up spilled oil at all costs? Not always	Restoration: The Other Part of Spill Response
Debunking the Myths about Garbage Patches	Zoos and Aquariums Training for Oil Spill Emergency Response
Science of Oil Spills Training: Apply for Summer 2017

January 2017

Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals	Coping in the Aftermath of Deepwater Horizon
Using Big Data to Share Scientific Knowledge	Preserving an Estuary in Hawaii
10 Common Words with Uncommon Meanings in Spill Response	Restoration of an Injured Caribbean Coral Reef
Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary Plan Open for Review	Restoring a Coral Reef Hit by Tanker in Puerto Rico
OR&R Strategic Plan | Fiscal Years 2017-2021

December 2016

Little Sand Island Back in Business for Burn Testing	Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Data: New Monitoring Updates
Argo Merchant: The Growth of Scientific Support	Argo Merchant: The Birth of Modern Oil Spill Response
Tools and Products: 40 Years of Spill Technology	Argo Merchant: A Woods Hole Scientist's Personal Perspective
Argo Merchant: What if it happened today?	Remediation vs. Restoration: A Tale of Two Terms
Updated Environmental Sensitivity Index Maps and Data for Some Atlantic States

November 2016

Emergency Response and Assessment 40 Years after Argo Merchant	Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Coastal Salt Marsh Habitat
Preserving Natural Resources for All Americans	Point vs. Non-Point Water Pollution: What’s the Difference?
1976: A Winter of Ship Accidents

October 2016

Transportation of Crude Oil Along the West Coast	Keeping the Great Lakes’ Freshwater Clean is a Tall Order
In Some Situations, Ships Dump Oil on Purpose	Understanding How Oil Reacts on Water: A Simple Experiment
Sticky Black Gobs on the Beach: The Science of Tarballs	Hurricane Matthew Aerial Photos
Small Oil Spill Prevention in the San Juan Islands	Preparing for Hurricanes
Response and Restoration in a Changing Arctic	50th Anniversary of Bodega Marine Laboratory

September 2016

For Better Chemical Safety, NOAA and EPA Work to Improve Data Sharing During Emergencies	Science of Oil Spills Training: Apply for Spring 2017
An Estuary in the Shadow of Seattle	Restoring Marsh Habitat by Sharing Assessment Techniques
What Scientists Learned About Cleaning up Oil Spills by Covering a Delaware Beach with Oil -- on Purpose	Bay Long Oil Spill in Louisiana

August 2016

Tips for Preventing Small-Vessel Oil Spills	Collecting Data from the Sky for Oil Spill Response
Mallows Bay by Kayak: A Tour of Maryland’s Proposed National Marine Sanctuary, the First in Chesapeake Bay	Ferry Fire Near San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico
Abandoned Vessels of Florida's Forgotten Coast	Preparing for Anything: What to Do When a Hypothetical Ferry Disaster Overlaps with a National Presidential Convention

July 2016

Remotely Controlled Surfboards: Oil Spill Technology of the Future?	Oil Spills, Seeps, and the Early Days of Drilling Oil Along California's Coast
Science of Oil Spills Training: Apply for Fall 2016

June 2016

Washington Sea Grant Launches New Program to Prevent Small Oil Spills that Add Up	In Florida, Rallying Citizen Scientists to Place an Ocean-Sized Problem Under the Microscope
Innovative Solutions to Tackling Plastic Pollution in the Ocean	Improving Currents Predictions for Washington Waters Will Help Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Oil Spills
Studying Marine Life a Year After the Oil Spill at Refugio State Beach	How Do Oil Spills Affect Sea Turtles?
University of Washington Helps ITOPF and NOAA Analyze Emerging Risks in Marine Transportation	At the U.S.-Canadian Border, Surveying a World War II Shipwreck for History and Oil

May 2016

How Do You Begin to Clean up a Century of Pollution on New Jersey's Passaic River?	Preparing for What Can Go Wrong Because of Hurricanes
NOAA Supporting Spill Response in the Green Canyon Oil Reserve Area of the Gulf of Mexico	How Does NOAA Model Oil Spills?
Restoration on the Way for New Jersey's Raritan River, Long Polluted by Industrial Waste	Creative Solutions Save Money and Marsh Along Galveston Bay, Texas

April 2016

National PrepareAthon! Day on April 30, 2016	Spiny Lobsters, Tropical Cyclones, and Derelict Traps
Looking Back: Six Years Since Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill	Using a NOAA Tool to Evaluate Toxic Doses of Pollution at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
After Decades of Pollution, Bringing Safe Fishing Back to Kids in Southern California	After Pollution Strikes, Restoring the Lost Cultural Bond Between Tribes and the Environment
From Kayaking to Carbon Storage, What We Stand to Gain (and Lose) from Our Coasts

March 2016

How Do We Measure What We Lose When an Oil Spill Harms Nature?	10 Photos That Tell the Story of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and its Impacts
Supporting the Response to a Platform Fire and Oil Spill in Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana	For the First Time in Decades, Scientists Examine How Oil Spills Might Affect Baleen Whales
During the Chaos of Oil Spills, Seeking a System to Test Potential Solutions	How Much Oil Is on That Ship?
NOAA Scientist Helps Make Mapping Vital Seagrass Habitat Easier and More Accurate

February 2016

Redrawing the Coast After Sandy: First Round of Updated Environmental Sensitivity Data Released for Atlantic States	How Do We Use Satellite Data During Oil Spills?
What Are Our Options for Restoring Lands Around Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation?	How Do You Keep Killer Whales Away From an Oil Spill?
Apply Now for NOAA's First Class Examining the Science of Chemical Spills	Accidents on a Flooded Lower Mississippi River Keep NOAA Busy with a Rash of Spills

January 2016

Alaska Updates Plan for Using Dispersants During Oil Spills	Working to Reverse the Legacy of Lead in New Jersey's Raritan Bay
Helping a 7-year-old Oceanographer Study Oil Spills in Washington's Waters	Science of Oil Spills Training: Apply for Summer 2016
What's It Like Saving Endangered Baby Sea Turtles in Costa Rica?

December 2015

Our Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for 2016	How Will Climate Change, New Technologies, and Shifting Trade Patterns Affect Global Shipping?
Why Is It So Hard to Count the Number of Animals Killed by Oil Spills?	On the Hunt for Shipping Containers Lost off California Coast
What Was the Fate of Lake Erie's Leaking Shipwreck, the Argo?	When Vegetable Oil Coats Local Birds, One NOAA Staffer Swaps Computer Software for Rubber Gloves and Soapy Water

November 2015

Explore Oil Spill Data for Gulf of Mexico Marine Life With NOAA GIS Tools	Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2016
Using NOAA Tools to Help Deal with the Sinking Problem of Wrecked and Abandoned Ships	Remembering the Veterans That Served America and the Historic Shipwrecks They Left Behind
When Boats Don't Float: From Sunken Wrecks to Abandoned Ships	Births Down and Deaths Up in Gulf Dolphins Affected by Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
How Does Oil Get into the Ocean?

October 2015

Stepping on Board the Most Eerie, Neglected Ship I Had Ever Seen	NOAA Involved After Barge Argo, the Lake Erie Shipwreck Lost in 1937, Resurfaces with Oily Leak in U.S. Waters
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Tied to Further Impacts in Shallower Water Corals, New Study Reports	Visualizing How Ocean Currents Help Create the Garbage Patches
What Happens When Oil Spills Meet Massive Islands of Seaweed?	How Do Oil Spills Get Cleaned up on Shore?
NOAA, Deepwater Horizon Trustees Announce Draft Restoration Plans for Gulf of Mexico Following 2010 Disaster

September 2015

Watch Divers Restore Coral Reefs Hit by a Huge Ship in Hawaii	Restoration along Oregon's Willamette River Opens up New Opportunities for Business and Wildlife
Who Pays for Oil Spills?	NOAA Is Supporting Oil Spill Response in Kentucky After Tugs Collide on Mississippi River

August 2015

Podcast: What Was It Like Responding in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?	Surveying What Hurricane Katrina Swept out to Sea
10 Years after Being Hit by Hurricane Katrina, Seeing an Oiled Marsh at the Center of an Experiment in Oil Cleanup	Thanks, Oil Pollution Act: 25 Years of Enabling Environmental Restoration After Oil Spills
It Took More Than the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill to Pass the Historic Oil Pollution Act of 1990	Expanding a Washington River's Floodplain to Protect Northwest Salmon and Communities
Opening up the Hudson River for Migrating Fish, One Dam at a Time	Melting Permafrost and Camping with Muskoxen: Planning for Oil Spills on Arctic Coasts

July 2015

How Is an Oil Spill in a River Different Than One in the Ocean?	Resilience Starts with Being Ready: Better Preparing Our Coasts to Cope with Environmental Disasters
Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for December 2015	From Board Games to Cookbooks, How the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Infiltrated Pop Culture
For Oil and Chemical Spills, a New NOAA Tool to Help Predict Pollution's Fate and Effects	To Bring Back Healthy California Ocean Ecosystems, NOAA and Partners Are "Planting" Long-Lost Abalone in the Sea
Orange Oil Is the New Black	Agreement in Principle with BP to Settle Civil Claims for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
From Natural Seeps to a Historic Legacy, What Sets Apart the Latest Santa Barbara Oil Spill

June 2015

From Building B-17 Bombers to Building Habitat for Fish: The Reshaping of an Industrial Seattle River	How to Keep Your Belongings From Becoming Trashed by Hurricanes
How Do Oil Spills out at Sea Typically Get Cleaned Up?	Using Big Data to Restore the Gulf of Mexico
How Beach Cleanups Help Keep Microplastics out of the Garbage Patches	This Is How We Help Make the Ocean a Better Place for Coral
Who Thinks Crude Oil Is Delicious? These Ocean Microbes Do	On the Front Lines of an Oil Spill in My Own Backyard: A Report from Santa Barbara, California

May 2015

Like a Summer Blockbuster, Oil Spills and Hurricanes Can Take the Nation by Storm	NOAA Update on the Santa Barbara Oil Spill
NOAA and Partners Work Quickly to Save Corals Hit by Catamaran in Puerto Rico	NOAA Continues to Support Response to Pipeline Break Spill near Santa Barbara, California
Latest NOAA Study Ties Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Spike in Gulf Dolphin Deaths	NOAA Joins Response to Pipeline Oil Spill at Refugio State Beach Near Santa Barbara, California
Transforming Dusty Fields into Vibrant Salt Marshes in San Francisco Bay	Restoration Efforts Hatch Hope for Endangered Seabirds on California's Channel Islands
On the Chesapeake Bay, Turning Artillery Sites and Landfills into Places for Wildlife	5 Key Questions NOAA Scientists Ask During Oil Spills

April 2015

NOAA Launches New Data Management Tool for Public Access to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Data	One Step Toward Reducing Chemical Disasters: Sharing with Communities Where Those Chemicals Are Located
Five Years After Deepwater Horizon, How Is NOAA Preparing for Future Oil Spills?	What Have We Learned About Using Dispersants During the Next Big Oil Spill?
NOAA Builds Tool to Hold Unprecedented Amounts of Data from Studying an Unprecedented Oil Spill	Recalling the Early Hours—and Challenges—of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Who Is Funding Research and Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?	In Mapping the Fallout from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Developing One Tool to Bring Unity to the Response
In the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf Dolphins Found Sick and Dying in Larger Numbers Than Ever Before	Five Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf Research Reveals Oil Damages Fish Heart Development

March 2015

At the Bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, Corals and Diversity Suffered After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill	Attempting to Answer One Question Over and Over Again: Where Will the Oil Go?
Summarizing Five Years of NOAA Research on the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Dolphins	University of Washington Helps NOAA Examine Potential for Citizen Science During Oil Spills
After an Oil Spill, How—and Why—Do We Survey Affected Shorelines?	NOAA Helps Reverse Pollution Woes for Two Florida Wetland Areas
NOAA Helps Reverse Pollution Woes for Two Florida Wetland Areas	NOAA's Online Mapping Tool ERMA Opens up Environmental Disaster Data to the Public

February 2015

Three and a Half Things You Didn't Know About the History of Oil Spills	How Do You Keep Invasive Species out of America's Largest Marine Reserve?
To Save Corals in an Oahu Bay, First Vacuum up Invasive Algae, Then Apply Sea Urchins	NOAA Assists with Response to Bakken Oil Train Derailment and Fire in West Virginia
NOAA Experts Help Students Study up on Oil Spills and Ocean Science	For Today's Responders, 1937 Texas Tragedy Still Carries Lessons for Avoiding Disaster
Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2015	How NOAA Oil Spill Experts Got Involved With Chemical Spill Software
What Does It Take to Clean up the Cleanup From an Oil Spill?	Latest NOAA Mapping Software Opens up New Possibilities for Emergency Responders
NOAA Partners with University of Washington to Examine How Citizen Science Can Help Support Oil Spill Response

January 2015

When Oil Spills Take You to Hawaii and the Yellowstone River in Two Days	Despite Threats, Celebrating Restoration Successes for Seabirds in California
Information about Oil Spills Is at Your Fingertips	Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2015
Why Are Seabirds so Vulnerable to Oil Spills?	After a Century Apart, NOAA and Partners Reunite a Former Wetland with San Francisco Bay's Tides

December 2014

Our Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for 2015	NOAA Assisting UN Spill Response Team in Bangladesh
Keep Your Holidays Happy and Your Impact Low	A Final Farewell to Oil Tankers with Single Hulls
Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Winter 2015	How NOAA Uses Coral Nurseries to Restore Damaged Reefs
When Ships Threaten Corals in the Caribbean, NOAA Dives to Their Rescue

November 2014

Before Breaking Ground for Restoration, Digging for Signs of the Past	After Opening up a Pennsylvania Creek for Fish, Watching Recovery Follow
When the Dynamics of an Oil Spill Shut Down a Nuclear Power Plant	Carrying on a Nearly Fifty Year Tradition, Scientists Examine the Intersection of Pollution and Marine Life
Oil Spills and the Holidays: Black Friday Takes a New Meaning	Preventing Chemical Disasters by Improving our Software Tools

October 2014

How Ghost Fishing Is Haunting Our Ocean	Untangling Both a Whale and Why Marine Life Get Mixed up With Our Trash
The Earth Is Blue and We'd Like to Keep It That Way	An Oiled River Restored: Salmon Return to Alaskan Stream to Spawn
For a Salt Marsh on San Francisco Bay's Eastern Shore, Restoration Means a Return to the Tides	When Planning for Disasters, an Effort to Combine Environmental and Human Health Data
Follow Along as NOAA Clears the Waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	Out of Sandy, Lessons in Helping Coastal Marshes Recover from Storms

September 2014

When the Clock Is Ticking: NOAA Creates Guidelines for Collecting Time-Sensitive Data During Arctic Oil Spills	Protecting, Restoring, and Celebrating Estuaries: Where Salt and Freshwater Meet
Adventures in Developing Tools for Oil Spill Response in the Arctic	10 Unexpected Reasons to Join This Year's International Coastal Cleanup
Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2014	Diving for Debris: Washington's Success Story in Fishing Nets out of the Ocean

August 2014

What Does the Sahara Desert Have to Do with Hurricanes?	Tweetchat: Preparing for Arctic Oil Spills
Overcoming the Biggest Hurdle During an Oil Spill in the Arctic: Logistics	On the Chesapeake Bay, Overcoming the Unique Challenges of Bringing Restoration to Polluted Military Sites
OR&R Defines the Issues Surrounding Oil Spill Dispersant Use	How Much Do Coastal Ecosystems Protect People from Storms and What Is It Worth?
A Major Spill in Tampa Bay—21 Years Ago this Month	NOAA Again Joins Coast Guard for Oil Spill Exercise in the Arctic
Mysterious Oil Spill Traced to Vessel Sunk in 1942 Torpedo Attack

July 2014

Buoys Serve as Latest Gardening Tool for Restoring Eelgrass in San Francisco Bay	NOAA Prepares for Bakken Oil Spills as Seattle Dodges Oil Train Explosion
At the Trans Alaska Pipeline's Start, Where 200 Million Barrels of Oil Begin their Journey Each Year	For Alaska's Remote Pribilof Islands, a Tale of Survival and Restoration for People and Seals
You Say Collision, I Say Allision; Let's Sort the Whole Thing Out	With Lobster Poacher Caught, NOAA Fishes out Illegal Traps from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Two Unlikely Neighbors, Orphans and Industry, Share a Past Along the Delaware River	In Oregon, an Innovative Approach to Building Riverfront Property for Fish and Wildlife
In a Louisiana Marsh, an Uncommon Opportunity to Learn about Burning Oil

June 2014

With NOAA as a Model, India Maps Coastal Sensitivity to Oil Spills	As Oil Sands Production Rises, What Should We Expect at Diluted Bitumen (Dilbit) Spills?
See Restoration in Action for California's Kelp Forests	Follow Along with the State Department's Our Ocean 2014 Conference
What Have We Done for Endangered Species Lately?	Celebrate and Protect the Ocean with us on World Ocean Day
Wishing You a Happy Donut Day (Free of Frying Oil Spills)

May 2014

How to Restore a Damaged Coral Reef: Undersea Vacuums, Power Washers, and Winter Storms	April Showers Bring ... Marine Debris to Pacific Northwest Beaches?
A River Reborn: Restoring Salmon Habitat along Seattle's Duwamish River	Watch Bald Eagle Restoration Come Alive in California's Channel Islands
Who Is Biking to Work in America? NOAA Is!	How Will You Celebrate World Ocean Day?
A Bird's Eye View: Looking for Oil Spills from the Sky

April 2014

Sign up for 2014 NOAA Science Camp in Seattle	National Research Council Releases NOAA-Sponsored Report on Arctic Oil Spills
Booms, Beams, and Baums: The History Behind the Long Floating Barriers to Oil Spills	Watch Art Explain What Kind of Habitat Young Salmon Need to Thrive
NOAA and Partners Invest in an Innovative New Stewardship Program for Washington's Commencement Bay	NOAA Scientists Offer In-depth Workshops at 2014 International Oil Spill Conference
Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2014	Little "Bugs" Can Spread Big Pollution Through Contaminated Rivers
Marine Life in Gulf of Mexico Faces Multiple Challenges	University of Washington Partners with NOAA to Research and Prepare for Changes in the Oil and Gas Industry

March 2014

Texas City "Y" Incident: Aftermath of the Oil Spill in Galveston Bay, Texas	Oil Seeps, Shipwrecks, and Surfers Ride the Waves in California
Looking for Information about Oil Spills?	Latest Research Finds Serious Heart Troubles When Oil and Young Tuna Mix
No image supplied for this story 25 Years Later: Timeline of Recovery from Exxon Valdez Oil Spill	Kirby Barge Oil Spill, Houston/Texas City Ship Channel, Port Bolivar, Texas
Remembering the Exxon Valdez: Collecting 25 Years of Memories and Memorabilia	Report: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Revisited 25 Years Later
Detecting Changes in a Changing World: 25 Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill	After the Big Spill, What Happened to the Ship Exxon Valdez?
NOAA and Private Industry Share Data to Improve Our Understanding of the Arctic	What Are Kids Reading About Oil Spills?
Looking Back: What Led up to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill?	After an Oil Spill, Why Does NOAA Count Recreational Fishing Trips People Never Take?
A Pennsylvania Town Moves Beyond Toxic History of Denuded Mountains and Contaminated Creeks

February 2014

Mapping the Problem After Owners Abandon Ship	"Gyre: The Plastic Ocean" Exhibit Puts Ocean Trash on Display in Alaska
Changing Technology Changing Science Changing Us	What Restoration Is in Store for Massachusetts and Rhode Island after 2003 Bouchard Barge 120 Oil Spill?
Happy Valentine's Day from NOAA	How Do You Solve a Problem Like Abandoned Ships?
PCBs: Why Are Banned Chemicals Still Hurting the Environment Today?	NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Correct GE's Misinformation in Latest Hudson River Pollution Report

January 2014

As New Risks Emerge in Producing and Transporting Oil, University of Washington Helps NOAA Plan for Spills	45 Years after the Santa Barbara Oil Spill, Looking at a Historic Disaster Through Technology
Updated ESIs to Improve Disaster Response and Planning	A Tale of Two Shipwrecks: When History Threatens to Pollute
No image supplied for this story Florida Panhandle ESI Correction	Highlighting 2013: Previewing 2014
When the North Cape Ran Aground off Rhode Island, an Unexpected Career Took Off	Protecting the Great Lakes After a Coal Ship Hits Ground in Lake Erie
As North American Oil Production Explodes, So Do Oil Trains	A Delaware Salt Marsh Finds its way to Restoration by Channeling Success
As NOAA Damage Assessment Rules Turn 18, Restoration Trumps Arguing Over the Price Tag of a Turtle

December 2013

Our Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for 2014	Study Shows Gulf Dolphins in Poor Health following Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Marine Debris 2014 Planners Are Now Available	A Video Update on California Kelp Restoration from Thank You Ocean
Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2014	How Do Oil Spills Affect Coral Reefs?

November 2013

Emergency Restoration Is in a Basketful of Coral	NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Fiscal Year 2013 Accomplishments Report
Recipes for Disaster: Cleaning up After Food Spills	In New Jersey, Celebrating a Revived Marsh and the Man who Made it Possible
Let Maps Open up the World Around You on GIS Day	Alaska ShoreZone: Mapping over 46,000 Miles of Coastal Habitat
Swimming Upstream: Examining the Impacts of Nuclear-age Pollution on Columbia River Salmon	No Solid Mass of Debris from Japan in the Pacific Ocean
Using the Almighty Dollar, NOAA Marine Debris Program Empowers Groups to Keep Coasts Clean	At the Coast Guard Academy, Students Get a Dose of Real-World Response Tools

October 2013

Ready for Anything: Advice in Case of the Undead	Sandy, One Year Later: Where Are We Now?
Above, Under, and Through the Ice: Demonstrating Technologies for Oil Spill Response in the Arctic	When Oil Spills, School Kids Take Note

September 2013

Breaking Ice: A Personal Journey amid Preparations for Arctic Oil Spills	Are We Prepared to Communicate Well During the Next Disaster?
Celebrate Where Rivers Meet the Sea during National Estuaries Week	$3.7 Million to go toward Restoring Contaminated Natural Resources in Alabama
Deep Sea Ecosystem may take Decades to Recover from Deepwater Horizon Spill	After Sandy, Adapting NOAA's Tools for a Changing Shoreline
Molasses and Other Weird Things that Have Spilled	With Eye Toward Restoring Ecosystems, NOAA Releases New Pollution Mapping Tool for Great Lakes
Arctic-bound: Testing Oil Spill Response Technologies Aboard an Icebreaker	NOAA Data on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Plume Now Available Online

August 2013

Apply for a NOAA Marine Debris Removal Grant	From Driving Underwater Scooters to Texting, Hawaii Students Learn Skills for Science Under the Sea
Join the 2013 International Coastal Cleanup and Clean up a Beach Near You	Frozen Hands and Muddy Lagoons: Lessons from Summer Sampling in the Arctic
Podcast: Visit the NOAA Disaster Response Center with Director Charlie Henry	What Is the Current State of Arctic Sea Ice and What's in Store?

July 2013

See What Restoration Looks Like for an Oiled Stream on an Isolated Alaskan Island	How to Survive an Upside-Down Helicopter Crash in the Ocean? Practice
Embarking on the GYRE Expedition: A Scientific and Artistic Study of the Trash on Alaska's Shores	NOAA Supporting Coast Guard after Natural Gas Rig Lost Well Control, Caught Fire in Gulf of Mexico
Kelp Forest Restoration Project Begins off Southern California Coast	Watching Chemical Dispersants at Work in an Oil Spill Research Facility
Transforming an Oregon Watershed, Once Marred by a Gasoline Spill, into Fish-Friendly Habitat	UPDATED: Natural Gas Release from Wellhead off the Louisiana Coast
Keeping America the Beautiful this Independence Day

June 2013

NOAA Likes Rivers Too	Why You Should Thank a Hydrographer
NOAA Opens Its Doors (and Scientists) in City-wide Celebration of Science	Why Are Tropical Storms and Hurricanes Named?
NOAA Lifts 14 Metric Tons of Fishing Nets and Plastics from Hawaiian Coral Reefs	Historic New England Town, Once Plagued by Tack Factory's Toxic Pollution, Enjoys Revitalized Coastal Marshes
Are You Ready for this Summer's Hurricane Season?	Celebrate World Ocean Day by Keeping it Clean
Help Us Plan Early Restoration for the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill

May 2013

Taking a Closer Look at Marine Debris in Your Backyard	Renewal Ahead for Delaware River, Newest Site of Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program
NOAA Report Identifies Shipwrecks with the Potential to Pollute	Over a Century after Texas Strikes Oil, Marsh Restoration Completed for an Old Refinery's Pollution
Is There a Garbage Patch in the Great Lakes?	Behind the Budget: A Look Ahead for NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration
Back to the Shore after Hurricane Sandy	No image supplied for this story Ready for a Vacation on the Coast? Thank NOAA for Helping Keep it Clean

April 2013

Small Boat Confirmed as First Japan Tsunami Debris to Reach California	Wildlife Webcams Bring NOAA Restoration Projects Live to You
NOAA Hosts Forum Exploring Oil Sands and the Challenges of When They Spill	What Do We Know About Transporting Oil Sands in the United States?
The Oil Spill That Helped a South Carolina Community Transform an Abandoned Naval Golf Course Back into a Healthy Coastal Marsh	When Studying How to Clean Oiled Marshes, NOAA Scientists Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
No image supplied for this story Announcing ESI Data Online!	Baby Mink Jeopardized by Toxic Chemicals in New York's Hudson River
Texas Restoration Projects to Transform Concrete to Marsh, Undoing Bayou's Pesticide-laden History	After Remaking the Way for Fish, Huge Increases Follow for Migrating Herring in a Massachusetts River
Blizzards, Bombs, and Electrofishing: Assessing an Oiled Creek on Alaska's Remote Aleutian Islands	Japanese Dock Lost in 2011 Tsunami Removed from Washington's Olympic Coast
No image supplied for this story Zeroing in on Threatened and Endangered Species	No image supplied for this story PDF Maps for the Florida Panhandle
Announcing the New ESI Blog	Hitting the Road for the South Florida ESI Review
For Accidents of Chemistry, a NOAA Tool to Help Predict and Prevent Disaster

March 2013

What Do Hanford's Latest Nuclear Waste Leaks Mean for Environmental Restoration?	Removal Operations Continue for Navy Mine Ship on Philippine Coral Reef
Marine Debris Student Art Contest Winners Announced	NOAA, Dow Chemical Collaborate on Update to Federal Chemical Safety Software Tool
From Rubber Ducks to Dog Food, Spilling Everything But Oil	No Oil Spilled, Though Fire Continues after Tug and Barge Hit Gas Pipeline near Louisiana's Bayou Perot
For Submerged Oil Pollution in Western Gulf of Mexico, Restoration Is Coming After 2005 DBL 152 Oil Spill	Alcoa Aluminum Factories Settle $19.4 Million for Pollution of St. Lawrence River Watershed, Most Will Fund Restoration of Tribal Culture, Recreational Fishing, and Habitat
Two Years after Japan Tsunami, Beached Dock to be Removed from Washington's Olympic Coast	NOAA and Canadian Partners Share Arctic Data Across Borders
Déjà vu on the Sheboygan River: Transitioning from Cleanup to Restoration in Wisconsin	Get Answers to All Your Questions about Japan Tsunami Marine Debris
Broken Louisiana Wellhead No Longer Leaking Oily Mixture	From Paper to Pixels: Mapping Pollution Response in the Digital Age

February 2013

Ships Aground on Coral Reefs, Then and Now: The USS Guardian vs. NOAA Ship Fathomer	$2 Million in Aquatic Restoration Projects Proposed for Polluted Housatonic River in Connecticut
When Setting Fire to an Oil Spill in a Flooded Louisiana Swamp is a Good Thing	Where Are the Pacific Garbage Patches?
NOAA Heritage Week 2013

January 2013

Digging for Data at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium	Japan Confirms Dock on Washington Coast Is Tsunami Marine Debris
International Council Agrees to Cooperate on Marine Oil Pollution Issues in the Arctic	Report Reveals Hudson River and Wildlife Have Suffered Decades of Extensive Chemical Contamination
Looking out for Sea Lions and Salmon Before a Grounded Rig Could Spill a Drop of Oil	Rig Refloated: Update on Efforts to Mobilize Grounded Drill Rig Kulluk in Alaska
NOAA Responds to Shell Drilling Rig Kulluk Grounding in Gulf of Alaska

December 2012

NOAA Tracks Path of Possible Japan Tsunami Dock off Washington Coast	Getting the Download During a Disaster: Mapping the Hurricane Sandy Pollution Response
What Are the Increased Risks From Transporting Tar Sands Oil?	Submit Your Comments: Studying Decades of Environmental Injuries at the Hanford Nuclear Site
Government of Japan Gifts NOAA $5 Million to Address Tsunami Marine Debris	A Trip to the Arctic, Where Shrinking Ice Is Creating Bigger Concerns

November 2012

A Train Derails in Paulsboro, N.J., Releasing 23,000 Gallons of Toxic Vinyl Chloride Gas	The Western Flyer: A Sunken Piece of Literary History Is Raised from the Depths
Submit Your Comments: Projects to Improve Bird and Sea Turtle Nesting Habitats Injured in Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill	Study Reveals D.C. Community near Anacostia River Are Eating and Sharing Contaminated Fish
NOAA Prepared to Deal with Longer-Term Pollution Impacts after Hurricane Sandy	NOAA Awards $500,000 to Research Projects Exploring Impacts of Chemical Dispersants on Marine Habitats
Latest Winter Storm Slows But Does Not Worsen Post-Hurricane Sandy Cleanup	Three Powerful Tools for Restoring the Gulf of Mexico
Post Hurricane Sandy, NOAA Aids Hazardous Spill Cleanup in New Jersey and New York	How a Disaster Changed the Face of Ocean Conservation

October 2012

OR&R Responds to Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy	Hurricane Sandy Hits the East Coast, NOAA Response Staff at the Ready
An Insider's Look at How NOAA Keeps Trash out of the Ocean	NOAA Opens Disaster Response Center in Gulf of Mexico
The Never-ending History of Life on a Rock	With Skiff Found off Maui, NOAA and Partners Confirm Hawaii's Latest Reports of Japan Tsunami Marine Debris
A Superfund Success for Marsh Restoration near Galveston Bay, Texas

September 2012

Help Avert Disaster with CAMEO Chemicals for Your Smartphone	Weeks Later, Responders Still Dealing with Pollution Left in Hurricane Isaac's Wake
Making the Best of a Catch in Whale-Friendly Lobster Fishing	Healthy Habitat, Healthy Economy: Restoration Creates American Jobs
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Isaac in the Gulf	Fishing for Energy: Where Old Fishing Gear Goes to Retire

August 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac Past, Responders Continue Removing Grounded Ship from Corals near Puerto Rico	The Toxicity of Oil: What's the Big Deal?
Small Japanese Boat Found near Vancouver Island, Canada, Even as Summer Currents Hold Marine Debris at Bay for now	Chemistry of an Oil Spill
With Restoration, Will Willamette River Lampreys Rebound for Northwest Tribes?	Giving Communities the Dollars to Restore America's Rivers
What to Do If You Find Marine Debris from the Japan Tsunami	NOAA Hauls 50 Metric Tons of Debris out of Hawaiian Waters

July 2012

NOAA Launches ERMA Mapping Tool for Responding to Arctic Oil Spills	What NOAA Does for the Beaches of Brigantine
Waking up to our Relationship with Oil	Salmon Habitat Successfully Restored after 2006 Diesel Spill in Washington's Cascade Mountains
How Would Chemical Dispersants Work on an Arctic Oil Spill?	How Is Japan Tsunami Marine Debris Cleaned up on the West Coast?

June 2012

Living in the Age of Plastic: Conserving Plastic vs. Conserving the Environment from Plastic	The Ship M/V Jireh Runs Aground a Coral Reef in Puerto Rico
How Big Is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Science vs. Myth	Mapping How Sensitive the Coasts Are to Oil Spills
Restoration Amid Hanford's Nuclear Waste and the Largest Environmental Cleanup in the U.S.	Mussel Memory: How a Long-Term Marine Pollution Program Got New Life
Building Relationships out on the Ice in the Arctic Circle	A NOAA Scientist's Message on World Ocean Day: Follow Your Interests on Whatever Path They Take You

May 2012

NOAA Celebrates Science in Seattle This June	Bringing Urban Waterfronts Back to Life: Philadelphia Edition
Mapping Safety, the Free and Easy Way	Help NOAA Research Chemical Dispersants and Oil Spills

April 2012

Getting Ready for Offshore Oil Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas	No image supplied for this story Are Your Clothes Shedding Plastic Into the Ocean?
Early Restoration to Begin in Gulf of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill	Japanese Soccer Ball Lost During Tsunami Washes Up in Alaska
56 years after Gruesome Chemical Catastrophe, Science Prevented Second Texas City Disaster	No image supplied for this story 100 Years After the Titanic and the Dangers of Sea Ice
New NOAA Model Improves Understanding of Potential Paths of Japan Tsunami Debris	The Search for Microplastics: From Face Scrubs to the Sea

March 2012

Some Gulf Dolphins Severely Ill, Says Study by NOAA and Partners	More Than Two Decades Later, Have Killer Whales Recovered from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill?
Solid Returns: NOAA Prepares for Future Oil Spills in the Arctic	Restoration to Begin after 2007 Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay
A Massive Watershed Fix for the Delaware River	One Year Later: Aftermath and Debris of the Japan Tsunami
Solid Returns: Response and Restoration Efforts Create Big Economic Benefits to Coastal Communities	Restoration Planning to Begin for 2010 Kalamazoo River Oil Spill

February 2012

Science of Oil Spills Training Now Accepting Applications	No image supplied for this story BSEE and NOAA to Complete Arctic Oil Spill Response Mapping Tool
Investigating Environmental Impacts of the Kalamazoo River Oil Spill	Constituent and Legislative Affairs Intern

January 2012

Supporting the Winter Fuel Delivery to Nome, Alaska	Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Call for Public Input on Early Restoration of the Gulf
No image supplied for this story $36.8 Million Settlement to Restore Natural Resources and Improve Recreational Opportunities in Areas Affected by Cosco Busan Oil Spill Will Address Impacts from Ship that Struck the Bay Bridge	Tracking Marine Debris from the Japanese Tsunami
No image supplied for this story NOAA’s Spill Response Team Nominated for Service to America Honors	No image supplied for this story NRDA Trustees Announce $1 Billion Agreement to Fund Early Gulf Coast Restoration Projects

September 2011

Fishing for Energy Partnership Collects Over 1 Million Pounds of Abandoned Fishing Gear

$44 Million Natural Resource Damage Settlement to Restore San Francisco Bay After Cosco Busan Oil Spill