Citizens’ advisory council for Gulf of Mexico holds first meeting

Representatives from U.S. states bordering the Gulf of Mexico met May 30 in New Orleans to “move forward with the establishment of a Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council,” according to a press release from the group. The group says they are modeling themselves after the councils in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet, formed after the Exxon Valdez oil disaster in 1989. Similar to the Valdez spill, oil industry and government…

John Kennish: Chair of science committee long interested in effects of toxins on environment and health

Volunteer Spotlight: John Kennish, chair of the council’s Scientific Advisory Committee, also known as SAC, found his life’s calling early. John Kennish “I knew I’d be a chemist in the 11th grade when my teacher told us how scientists first figured out the composition of water,” Kennish said. “What excited me was how you could take indirect evidence and use your own sense of logic to draw conclusions about what was really occurring.” “I thought…

Industry drills test equipment and personnel

Drills and exercises conducted last year in Prince William Sound continued to test the new vessels and equipment brought in by the new spill response contractor, Edison Chouest, in 2018. In addition, the year’s drills helped train the crews of the tugs and tankers on various aspects of spill prevention and response in Prince William Sound. Council staff and a monitor from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation observe a June drill…

New website with new features

Welcome to the newly redesigned home on the web for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council. This new site is designed to help us keep you better informed about our work. The site has a number of new features that you may find helpful: You can now subscribe to news and announcements by email or RSS feed. To subscribe by email, enter your email address at the bottom of any page on the site. An RSS feed link is located…

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