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Ship attempting to collect oil from DWH oil spill

Deepwater Horizon Collection of NOAA Science Literature Now Available
a white and grey bird with a black beak looks off into the distance and stands on a rock

Visioning a More Climate Change-Resilient Ram Island
an oil slick is seen in the middle of a body of water from overhead with land in the background

NOAA Achieves Restoration Settlement for the Tug Powhatan Oil Spill in Alaska

a map of the Gulf of Mexico shows the location of the oil spill

Settlement Finalized from MC209 Pipeline Spill in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
a rocky beach sits in the foreground of water and a blue sky

Celebrating Our Restoration Successes – 20 Years after the B-120 Buzzards Bay Oil Spill
five people stand in a line on a beach pulling a rope out of the ocean

Opportunity to Provide Input on Restoration for the Pipeline P00547 Oil Spill in Southern California
a muddy puddle at the edge of a boat launch is surrounding by trees

Draft Amendment to Enbridge Pipeline Release Plan Released for Public Comment
Oil spill workers in white protective gear clean oil from a sandy beach.

Public Meeting and Call for Restoration Projects for Huntington Beach Pipeline Spill in California
Members of the 2nd 80’s Response Unified Command continue to remove product from damaged tanks at the ITC Deer Park facility on March 27, 2019 near La Porte, Texas (Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Johanna Strickland).

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for ITC Tank Fire Oil Spill Out for Public Comment
A enormous smoke plume on the ocean next to a boat which looks small in comparison.

30 Years of Restoration After Oil Spills
Coast Guard boats skimming surface oil from Shell Green Canyon oil spill site

Natural Resource Trustees Request Public Comments on Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Shell Green Canyon 248 Oil Spill
Aerial view of skimmers containing oil on brown water.

$2.1 million Proposed for Restoration at the Bayport Channel Oil Spill Site in Texas

Overflight photo of shoreline sheening and recovery operations (NOAA).

$19.69 M Proposed for Restoration on Calcasieu River, Louisiana
Aerial view of a culvert replacement on Crooked Creek on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula

Restoring Rivers to Reverse Impacts from Pollution
Tidal habitat on Cuttyhunk Island in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Bouchard B-120 Trustees Approve Acquisition and Protection of Hundreds of Acres on Cuttyhunk Island Massachusetts
Oil splashes atop a small ocean wave.

30 Years of the Oil Pollution Act: How it Helps NOAA Prepare For and Recover From Spills
The project includes distributing fish descender devices to recreational anglers and teaching best practices on their use.

NOAA and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Partner to Restore Recreational Fish

Healthy kelp forest habitat after restoration in California.

Three Partner-Driven Projects Restoring Polluted California Habitats
Heavy machinery excavates near where the Delaware River converges with the Cooper River

$700,000 Approved to Support New Jersey Habitat Restoration and Public Access Project
A Brown Pelican lands on the restored Queen Bess Island.

Rescued from Deepwater Horizon, a Resilient Native Returns to Queen Bess Island
Cuttyhunk Island coastal habitat.

Draft Proposal For Massachusetts Land Acquisition Will Protect Hundreds of Acres of Habitat: Comment Now
Aerial view of the Cramer Hill Park habitat and recreation restoration site. Photo: State of New Jersey

Draft Amendment to the Presidente Rivera 1996 Restoration Plan Released for Public Comment
Atlantic salmon parr in the Machias River, Maine.

Fish Passage Projects Approved to Restore Habitat After Oil Spills in Maine
Large group of sea lions on the shore.

New Story Map Highlights How NOAA Scientists are Preparing to Assess Marine Mammals During Oil Spills
Gag groupers are a species targeted for restoration in the recreational fisheries barotrauma reduction project.

$226 Million in Projects Approved in Gulf Open Ocean Restoration Plan
An angler casts from a boat on the Brandywine River, near a proposed boat ramp project in Wilmington, Delaware.

Athos Oil Spill Trustees Seek Comments on Proposed Delaware Boat Ramp Project Replacement
Silhouette of a common loon swimming on the surface of a river as the sun sets. Photo: Joseph Sands, USFWS.

Out For Public Input: Draft Plan to Restore Birds Killed, Injured by 2003 Oil Spill

Water runs through a culvert under a road, but it's too high for fish to pass through and needs to be replaced.

Comments Sought on Maine Gulf-Chevron Draft Restoration Plan, Proposed Fish Passage Projects
Two fishing reels with sky in the background

Comments Welcomed on Cooper River/M/V Everreach Draft Restoration Plan for Recreational Uses
Aerial view of Boggy Point, and Bird and Robinson Islands in Perdido Bay, Alabama.

Two Partners Recommended for Funding to Restore Habitat From Oil and Hazardous Waste Spills
Responder in gloves holds sea turtle covered in oil during Deepwater Horizon oil spill (NOAA).

Story Map: Oil Spill Response and Assessment Guidelines for Sea Turtles
A loggerhead turtle swimming by divers in the Gulf of Mexico.

Comments Welcomed on Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Draft Restoration Plan
Cleanup worker on beach with hands covered in oil. Image credit: Alaska Public Archives

Story Map: The Spills Behind the Oil Pollution Act
A pair of common loons on the water's surface, facing each other.

Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Restoration Plan 1 Finalized
An aerial view of forest and estuary land on the Mississippi coast.

Mississippi Acquires Land in Grand Bay with Deepwater Horizon Settlement Funds
Marsh at the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Coast.

NOAA Announces Latest Partnership to Restore Habitats Damaged by Oil and Hazardous Waste

Case Pages

a boat is in the water on the side of a mountain with trees on it

Tug Western Mariner Grounding Neva Strait
nautical map location of the MC209 pipeline spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Mississippi Canyon 209 (MC209) Oil Spill
A overflight photo of vessels surrounding damaged barges in brown water.

Bayport Channel Oil Spill