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ESA Policy News: May 3

Terence Houston May 3, 2013 No Comments

ESA Policy News: May 3

Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Science Policy Analyst Terence Houston.  Read the full Policy News here. NSF: SCIENCE COMMITTEE LEADERS WEIGH IN ON BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH INVESTMENT A letter to National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting-Director Cora Marrett from House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) received a sharp [...]

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Oceanographers testify in Deepwater Horizon civil suit

Liza Lester Nov 6, 2012 One Comment

Sentry being prepared for a mission to map the underwater oil plume near the Deepwater Horizon well head. (Courtesy of Rich Camilli, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution )

by Liza Lester, ESA communications officer This fall has seen the endgame of the US Justice Department’s civil case against British Petroleum and eight partners in the matter of the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout, likely to be settled soon, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Justice Department is suing under the Clean Water [...]

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