Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Author: Curry L. Hagerty
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1437934730

On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). This resulted in 11 worker fatalities, a massive oil release, and a national response effort in the GoM region by the federal and state governments as well as BP. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Setting in the GoM: Oil and Gas Recovery; Weather and Ocean Currents; Biological Resources; (3) Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Technology; (4) Fed. Statutory Framework; (5) Fed. Regulatory Framework; (6) Environmental and Economic Impacts; (7) Labor Issues; (8) Reorganization of Minerals Mgmt. Service; (9) FEMA Issues; Exxon Valdez; Recent Regional Disaster History; (10) Conclusion. Charts and tables.

US Environmental Policy in Action

US Environmental Policy in Action
Author: Sara R. Rinfret
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2019-02-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030113167

US Environmental Policy in Action provides a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy, which is of particular importance in our current era of congressional gridlock, increasing partisan rhetoric, and escalating debates about federal/state relations. Now in its second edition, this volume includes updated case studies, two new chapters on food policy and natural resource policy, and revised public opinion data. With a continued focus on the front lines of environmental policy, Rinfret and Pautz take into account the major changes in the practice of US environmental policy during the Trump administration. Providing real-life examples of how environmental policy works rather than solely discussing how congressional action produces environmental laws, US Environmental Policy in Action offers a practical approach to understanding contemporary American environmental policy.

The Law of the Sea Convention

The Law of the Sea Convention
Author: Myron H. Nordquist
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2012-03-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 900420136X

This text provides valuable insight into a number of contemporary and pressing issues concerning the world's oceans and their management.

Abandoned Mine Lands

Abandoned Mine Lands
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2007
Genre: Abandoned mined lands reclamation
ISBN:

The purposes of this report are 1) to shed light on abandoned mining sites and their impacts on public lands; 2) to highlight the accomplishments of the BLM, the Forest Service, and project partners in addressing abandoned mine lands (AML) problems; and 3) to describe the outlook for future AML reclamation efforts. Examples throughout the report offer insight into the environmental, health, safety, and economic effects often associated with these sites and illustrate the lasting and acid mine drainage leaching from the positive impacts of reclamation activities on formerly mined lands.