Archive for the Environment Category
Were Lessons Lost in Gulf from Spill in the Delaware?
By Frank A. LoBiondo —
Published: Sunday, June 20, 2010 —
Gloucester County Times —
New government estimates state that 35,000 to 60,000 barrels of oil are leaking per day in the Gulf Coast. This environmental and economical crisis is two months old and counting. Despite lessons from past spills — including a 2004 spill [...]
Mica & LoBiondo Dismayed at Administration Gulf Response Delays as US Vessels Sit Idle
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-FL), Republican leader of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today expressed his dismay to Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano that U.S.-flag vessels available to respond to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill remain idle.
Mica said, “I have been advised by U.S. flag [...]
