Area Committees are the venue for public input on all relevant processes and scientific issues related to oil and hazardous substance spill prevention, preparedness, planning and response. Keep Reading
Decision-makers will use the GLIMR data to respond rapidly to natural and manmade coastal water disasters, such as harmful algae blooms and oil spills. Keep Reading
Taylor Energy plugged some, but not all, of the 25 broken pipes, and sued the Coast Guard when it intervened to stop the spill. Keep Reading
The charge involved the oil tanker Cielo di Milano that visited ports in New Jersey, Maryland and Florida multiple times in 2014 and 2015. Keep Reading
The Unified Command, consisting of state and federal agencies and the responsible party, will continue cleanup operations until all impacted parts of the Arthur Kill Waterway are fully restored. Keep Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory completed fingerprinting of the tar balls, verifying the recovered oil was found to match the vessel as the source. Keep Reading
Coast Guard "addressing oil spill research needs unique to the Great Lakes to improve response capability." Keep Reading
As the agency worked to contain the Deepwater Horizon spill, airplanes swooped in low, spraying a mysterious concoction of chemicals. These oil dispersants, BP hoped, would quickly clean up its monumental mess. Keep Reading
