Our Citizen Scientists for Tidepool Assemblage Research (CSTAR) supplements the 20 + years of data MARINe has collected by establishing a pilot project for volunteer citizen scientists to collect data that helps evaluate the health of intertidal ecosystems and determine impacts from future oil spills. (sbck.org)
The findings will likely contribute to more accurate assessments of the impacts of future oil spills, Incardona said. (sciencedaily.com)
Washington (CNN)- President Obama has named former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, D - Florida, and former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator William K. Reilly to head a new bipartisan commission tasked with investigating how to prevent future oil spills. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)