Resources for Engaging in the Natural Resources Damages Assessment (NRDA)

NOAA and other federal and state agencies are leading efforts to assess impacts to, and determine appropriate restoration for, Gulf resources injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. View Submitted Early Restoration Projects

Details about the Early Restoration Projects Phase I and Phase II can be found here: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration/early-restoration/


Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Proposal of Future Early Restoration Projects and Environmental Reviews

  • read the Federal Register Notice for details about the proposed projects for Phase II Early Restoration


Gulf Future Report

Sunshine on the Gulf:  The Case for Transparency in Restoration Project Selection

Gulf Future Coalition NRDA Project Evaluation Form

Selecting Restoration Projects that Meet the Needs of Communities

  • Gulf Future groups submitted to NOAA and the other NRDA Trustees a “model portfolio” of projects, which we find acceptable and thus not controversial in the context of Gulf Restoration

Presentations from ELI Seminar September 20, 2011

  • John C. Cruden, President, Environmental Law Institute
  • Brian D. Israel, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP; Lead Outside Counsel for BP, Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment
  • Johanna Polsenberg, Federal Representative, Gulf Restoration Network

List of the NRDA Trustees

NRDA Fact Sheets

Translated Fact Sheets

 

Sign On Letters and Talking Points

Letter to NRDA RE: Public Participation in Early Restoration Project Selection

Letter to NRDA RE: Community Supported NRDA Projects

NRDA Talking Points