Publications
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September 2015
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Final Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments (pdf, 4.8 MB) |
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Final Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments Executive Summary (pdf, 729 KB) |
June 2015
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Press Release: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Extend Public Comment Period on the Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan to July 6 (pdf, 464KB) |
May 2015
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Press Release: Deepwater Horizon Trustees Invite Public Comment on 10 Proposed Early Restoration Gulf Projects (pdf, 969KB) |
April 2015
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Five Years Later, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Recovery Leaders United in Long-Term Commitment to Restore the Gulf |
January 2014
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Press Release: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Extend Gulf Restoration Comment Period to Feb. 19 |
December 2013
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Trustee Council Fact Sheet: Lost Recreational Use |
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Press Release: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trustees Invite Public Comment on $627 Million in Proposed Early Restoration Gulf Projects |
September 2013
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Press Release: Deep sea ecosystem may take decades to recover from Deepwater Horizon spill |
July 2013
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Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Summary (Vietnamese Translation) |
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Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Summary |
June 2013
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Fact Sheet: Early Restoration – Phase Two |
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Fact Sheet: Early Restoration – Phase One |
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Fact Sheet: Emergency Restoration |
May 2013
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Public Notice: Future Early Restoration Projects |
December 2012
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Phase II Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Review (Full Text) |
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Phase II Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Review (Executive Summary) |
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Fact Sheet: Sea Turtle Nesting Ground Project |
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Fact Sheet: Avian Breeding Habitat Project |
August 2012
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Early Restoration Plan (Vietnamese Translation) |
April 2012
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NRDA Status Update April 2012 |
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Fact Sheet: Early Restoration and Early Restoration Criteria, Large Format |
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Fact Sheet: Assessment, Large Format |
December 2011
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Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan (Executive Summary) |
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Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan (Full Text) |
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Trustee Council Fact Sheet: Assessment (Vietnamese Translation) |
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Trustee Council Fact Sheet: Early Restoration (Vietnamese Translation) |
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Trustee Council Fact Sheet: Emergency Restoration (Vietnamese Translation) |
September 2011
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PEIS Public Scoping Comment Summary |
August 2011
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Environmental Assessement (EA) for Emergency Restoration of Seagrass Impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response |
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Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Emergency Restoration of Seagrass Impacts From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response |
April 2011
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PEIS Public Scoping Document |
March 2011
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Diagram – Assessing the Impacts of Oil: First Steps |
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Fact Sheet – Assessing the Impacts of Oil: First Steps |
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Fact Sheet – Restoration Approaches |
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Fact Sheet – Assessing the Impacts of Oil: Next Steps |
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Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Newsletter |
February 2011
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Fact Sheet – Restoration Approaches (Spanish Translation) |
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Fact Sheet – NRDA Case Study Equinox |
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Fact Sheet – NRDA Case Study Apex |
January 2011
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Fact Sheet – Restoration Approaches (Vietnamese Translation) |
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Fact Sheet – Assessment and Restoration (Vietnamese Translation) |
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Fact Sheet – Assessing the Impacts of Oil: Next Steps (Vietnamese Translation) |
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Diagram – Assessing the Impacts of Oil: First Steps (Vietnamese Translation) |
October 2010
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Diagram – Assessing the Impacts of Oil: First Steps |
September 2010
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Fact Sheet – Assessment and Restoration |