BOEM Calls for Strong Protection for Gulf Wildlife from Survey Impacts

Home | Change Email Wednesday, September 28, 2016 LATEST NEWS | HOT TOPICS | NEW PRODUCTS | ADVERTISE BOEM Calls for Strong Protection for Gulf Wildlife from Survey Impacts The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) that recommends strong measures to protect marine mammals and coastal environments in the Gulf of Mexico from potential impacts of geological and geophysical surveys for oil, gas, and minerals. BOEM said completing a draft PEIS was one condition of a federal court settlement between it and the National Resource Defense Council and other co-plaintiffs announced earlier this year. more News Update Durham County Atlanta Gets Clean Drinking Water Since the 1980's, residents in the northern Durham County community of Atlanta have had contaminated drinking wells which was caused by leaking fuel in storage tanks of nearby gas stations. The state environmental agency installed replacement wells, provided bottle water, and placed systems that used carbon filters to keep contaminated water out of the residents' homes. But none of these were permanent solutions to providing safe and clean drinking water..... more Hot Topics Visit us online to find valuable resources and more information on these topics. Air | Water | Waste | Global Climate Change Energy | Sustainability | Ecosystems & Ecology | Industry Feel free to forward this newsletter to a colleague or associate. Visit the Environmental Protection web site. Subscribe to Water & Wastewater e-News | Unsubscribe | Change e-mail Address For customer service e-mail ENV@1105service.com. To contact the editor, e-mail bdirks@1105media.com. Copyright 2016, 1105 Media, Inc., 9201 Oakdale Ave., Suite 101, Chatsworth, CA 91311. All rights reserved. Environmental Protection may only be redistributed in its unedited form. Written permission from the editor must be obtained to reprint the information contained within this newsletter. See our Privacy Policy.