OR&R Media Archive: 2000 and Later

To learn more about the work of NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), read some of the following media articles.

Articles from 2000 and Later

Galapagos in Peril [Coast Guard magazine, March 2001] Describes our spill response work in the Galapagos Islands when the Ecuadorian tanker ship Jessica ran aground, spilling 200,000 gallons of diesel fuel and intermediate fuel oil into the water. [leaves OR&R site]

Catastrophic Spill Feared as Oil Tanker Splits, Sinks off Spanish Coast [Seattle Times, November 20, 2002] Describes the response to the Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast, the largest environmental disaster in Spain's history. [leaves OR&R site]

NOAA's Own "Message in a Bottle" [Honolulu Star-Bulletin, December 11, 2002] Briefly describes OR&R's Drift Card Study in Hawaii. [leaves OR&R site]

Sediments in Sound Among Least Toxic [Seattle Times, November 14, 2003] A study that ranks Puget Sound among the least toxic of all the estuaries and bays in the U.S. where contamination has been measured. [leaves OR&R site]

Olympic has Park-restoration Plan [Seattle Times, March 11, 2004] An article about OR&R's involvement in Olympic Pipe Line's plan for restoring the natural resources of Whatcom Falls Park, which was burned by a 1999 pipeline explosion and fire. [leaves OR&R site]

Oil Hazard Surfaces for Wildlife [Seattle Times, October 16, 2004] An article discussing the work of OR&R's Damage Assessment Center after the Dalco Passage "mystery" spill in the Pacific Northwest. [leaves OR&R site]