GULF OIL DISASTER
Oil spill cited in 17 percent drop in menhaden catch in Gulf of Mexico
Bill to Implement Oil Spill Commission Recommendations Introduced in House (from CSO Weekly Report)
On January 26th, Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a bill (H.R. 501) to provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. The "Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act," also includes elements from the oil spill response bill that the House passed in July of 2010. A detailed summary and full text of the bill are available on the Natural Resources Committee Democratic website.
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