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Daily Archives: May 10, 2010
BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Slick Heads for Louisiana Wetlands
The latest forecast for the movement of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill show it going toward Louisiana’s fragile wetlands, according the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Winds on the coast turned and started blowing out of the east-southeast Monday morning, and are expected to continue in that pattern through Tuesday, according to the latest 72-hour…
Salazar Dispatches Directors to Protect Coast and Wildlife
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that Director of the National Park Service Jon Jarvis and Acting Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service Rowan Gould have been dispatched to command centers along the Gulf Coast to help lead efforts to protect coastal communities and natural resources…
First Oiled Birds to be Released at Pelican Island
The first two oiled birds found in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a Northern Gannet and a Brown Pelican, have been cleaned and are now recovered and ready for release. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will release the birds at 4 p.m. Monday, May 10, at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic…
Education Safety Laws Take Effect July 1
State Rep. Earl Hilliard Jr.’s two-part legislative package to improve school safety was signed into law April 30 by Gov. Bob Riley, and will become law July 1, according to a press release from the Hilliard for Congress campaign. Hilliard’s legislation requires that each contract awarded for construction of a new public school include a…
