New US Federal web portal launched to provide Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and recovery information and resources

National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen has announced the launch of a new federal web portal dedicated to providing clear and accessible information and resources related to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and recovery.

www.RestoreTheGulf.gov is designed to serve as a one-stop repository for news, data and operational updates related to administration-wide efforts to stop the BP oil leak and mitigate its impact on the environment, the economy and public health — unifying web resources across the administration and increasing public access to the latest information.

Content for www.RestoreTheGulf.gov will be gathered from a wide variety of sources, including the Unified Area Command’s Joint Information Center in New Orleans, all federal agencies involved in the spill response and recovery efforts, and independent scientists and members of academia who are contributing their expertise. While certain information will remain available on various agency websites and the White House blog, the new portal will link all resources together.

The web portal maintained by the Unified Area Command’s Joint Information Center as a short term incident communication site (www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com) will be phased out over the coming weeks as information there is moved to www.RestoreTheGulf.gov

•Date: 8th July 2010 • Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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