The federal-state process for determining the damages to natural resources caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how much BP will be required to pay to restore them is likely to take between seven and 10 years and cost millions of dollars, with BP footing the bill, the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority was told Wednesday.
The oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico may be close to being plugged, but the costs of Jefferson Parish's response to the disaster keep pouring out, records show.
With the permanent sealing of BP's ruptured oil well expected in the next two weeks, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen plans to begin discussions today with parish leaders on how and when the thousands of response workers and the vast amount of oil cleanup equipment will be scaled back.
Thirteen students with disabilities have filed a complaint against the Louisiana Department of Education alleging that the agency has looked the other way while New Orleans public schools commit a range of federal violations, from refusing to enroll them to failing to provide a blind third-grader with a full-time aide.
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — Down at the docks, grouper boats are lined up and waiting. Many have been waiting for a while — waiting for the part of the Gulf of Mexico closed by the oil spill to reopen, waiting for the crews and captains to return to fishing.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
