OCTOBER 21, 2016--NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection have released for public comment a settlement agreement with a potentially responsible party (PRP) for contamination in the Raritan River related to the American Cyanamid Superfund Site located on the Raritan river in Bridgewater, NJ.

OCTOBER 21, 2016--OR&R’s Emergency Response Division, California’s Office of Spill Prevention & Response (OSPR), and the U.S. Coast Guard teamed up with Chevron to explore the utility of unmanned aerial systems (UAS, a.k.a. drones) as a reconnaissance tool for shoreline oiling.

OCTOBER 21, 2016--The director of OR&R, Dave Westerholm, met with the leadership of the American Salvage Association on October 14. Joining the director were Scott Lundgren, the Emergency Response Division Chief, Kate Clark, OR&R Chief of Staff, and Carlie Herring, Research Analyst for the NOAA Marine Debris Program.

OCTOBER 21, 2016--A delegation from Singapore are in the United States October 17-25 to learn about emergency preparedness and crisis management, involving environmental issues such as floods, typhoons, oil spills, and volcanic ash.

OCTOBER 21, 2016--OR&R Assessment and Restoration Division staff attended the fall meeting of the Hudson-Delaware Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (HDC SETAC) on October 18-19 at the Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, NJ.