(Pat Hernandez/KUHF- Public Radio)
A final strategy for long-term restoration of the Gulf of Mexico has been released by the task force appointed by President Obama, following last year’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and years of deterioration.
The explosion off the coast of Louisiana in April of 2010 resulted in the nation’s worst oil spill. Six months after the event, President Obama established the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Task Force, committing the country to a full restoration of the Gulf region. It also followed a decades-long decline of the Gulf ecosystem. Lisa Jackson, administrator of the EPA, chaired the task force that identified four broad goals to make long term restoration easier. She made the announcement here in Houston:
“Number one: Restore and conserve habitat. Number two: To restore water quality. Three: To replenish and protect living coastal and marine resources. And number four: To enhance community resilience. It is worth noting that this is the first time ever, that the five Gulf states and the federal government have agreed on a unified strategic approach.” (Read the full story at KUHF-Public Radio)
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