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EPA contract freeze, media blackout leave states confused
January 25, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration freeze on new Environmental Protection Agency contracts and grant awards raised fears that states and other recipients could lose essential funding for drinking water protection, hazardous waste oversight and a host of other programs — while a communications blackout left them dangling in uncertainty.
The agency also took a potential first step Tuesday toward potentially killing environmental rules completed as President Barack Obama's term wound down. At least 30 were targeted in the Federal Register for delayed implementation, including updated pollution rulings for several states, renewable fuel standards and limits on the amount of formaldehyde that can leach from wood products.
President Donald Trump signed a directive shortly after his inauguration ordering a "freeze pending review" on all federal rules issued by agencies but not yet in effect.
Justice Department: Vessel Pollution Cases Set New Record in 2016
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NRC announces new Tier 2 oil spill response base servicing Mexico's Bay of Campeche
12/22/2016
NRC announces the establishment of its strategic Tier 2 oil spill response base in the Bay of Campeche region of Mexico. Driven by new shallow and deepwater drilling developments in Mexico, NRC’s robust Tier 2 base will support NRC E&P clients now operating in Mexico’s Bay of Campeche. NRC’s base is located in Paraíso, near the Port of Dos Bocas in the coastal state of Tabasco, Mexico.
Partnering with Marinsa Specialized Vessels, NRC has established its Tier 2 base as a shared services operation, providing an extensive array of equipment, stockpiled dispersant, dedicated expert personnel, incident management, consultancy and training, and our range of call-off services. Marinsa provides a range of support vessels including fast supply vessels, supply boats, utility boats, crew boats, and pilot boats.
In addition to localized, in-country services, our clients have access to an extensive array of additional NRC resources in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, including over 1,000 fully trained personnel, international Tier 3 response coverage, including shoreline, offshore, and HVLP kits packaged on aircraft-ready pallets, and dedicated aircraft and additional dispersant stockpile as part of our Global Response Service (GRS) capabilities.
David Usher receives award
January 10, 2017,
During the annual Nothern Michigan Waterways Hazardous Material Spill Planning Committee (NO-SPILLS) conference last week, David Usher received the Zygmunt Przybyl Outstanding Achievement Award for his years of service ans pioneer in the environmental spill response industry. David Usher founded Marine Pollution Control Corporation in 1967 and has dedicated his life to efforts in cleaning up the environment.
Four more charged in Flint water crisis
12/21/2016
Four officials in charge of Flint's water, including two who reported directly to Governor Rick Snyder, have been named in the fourth round of charges announced by the Michigan attorney general's office as it investigates the city's water crisis.
Two of Flint's former emergency managers and two water plant officials were charged Tuesday for felonies of false pretenses and conspiracy -- the allegations are that they misled the Michigan Department of Treasury into getting millions in bonds, and then misused the money to finance the construction of a new pipeline and force Flint's drinking water source to be switched to the Flint River.
Jerry Ambrose and Darnell Earley, both emergency managers put in charge of Flint during a years-long financial crisis, reported directly to the governor and are the highest level officials to be charged so far. They also face misdemeanors of misconduct in office and willful neglect of duty.
The other two men, Howard Croft and Daugherty Johnson, were city water plant officials involved in making the switch from purchasing drinking water from the city of Detroit, to treating water from the Flint River.