Webinar
Webinar: Short-and long-term human health impacts of the Wakashio Oil spill (Aug. 25, 2020)
On August 25 at 12:30 PM EDT, Dr. Riki Ott participated in a free webinar panel discussion of short-and long-term human health impacts of the Wakashio oil spill in the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. This spill could be a game-changer for use of heavy fuel oil to propel the majority of large ships…
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WEBINAR: Spill Voices Calling for Stronger Oil Spill Response
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 1:00 Eastern Time CLICK HERE to register. EPA is taking public comment on its proposed new rules governing the use of dispersants and other chemical and biological products on oil spills in U.S. waters until April 22. The proposed rules have huge implications for spills in fresh water, the Arctic,…
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\Webinar: What’s the Plan? 10 Key Points of the National Contingency Plan for Oil Spills (March 25, 2015)
If you sink oil, you sink oil. If you make it harder to remove, you make it harder to remove. It doesn’t matter whether or not the oil hits the bottom of the ocean “deliberately.” Join Riki Ott, PhD, Wednesday, March 25th for an online discussion on the categorization of “clean-up” agents used in oil…
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Webinar: What’s the Plan? Oil Disasters in Your Backyard (March 11, 2015)
ARCHIVED WEBINAR You’ve seen the news: Explosions. Toxins running down the rivers we drink from. Wildlife coated in black sludge. Trains, boats, and pipelines run through our neighborhoods all across the nation. Do you know who’s responsible in your area when oil spill disaster occurs? Or if there’s even an Area Contingency Plan? Join Riki…
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What’s the Plan? A Webinar Series (March 11-25, 2015)
Long-awaited Public Comment Period Opens It’s been 21 years since the EPA considered the rules that govern Oil Spill Response. In that time, our technologies have advanced significantly, while the rules surrounding them remained unchanged. Dangerous dispersants, unconventional oil and gas, and risky transportaion methods have created perilous, sometimes deadly, situations. NOW IS OUR OPPORTUNITY…
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WATCH: Legal Framework of EPA Rulemaking – Julia LeMense, JD, LLM, MPH
Julia LeMense provides an overview of the environmental and disaster management legal framework. This framework provides the statutory authority and rationale for all emergency environmental planning and response activities, including the National Contingency Plan and subpart J, which is the subject of the EPA’s rulemaking and this series of webinars. Click here to view the…
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WATCH: Shaping EPA Policy in Oil Spill Response – Riki Ott, PhD
Riki explains the rulemaking process, describes the focus of this rulemaking, and addresses key new or revised rules and their anticipated impact on the environment and public health. She also discusses areas of gaps and some of ALERT’s recommendations. Click here to see the webinar. Dr. Riki Ott witnessed first-hand the ecological destruction and social…
Read MoreWATCH: Science and Policy Webinar for Media
If you missed our Science and Policy Webinar for Media, the archive is now posted below. We experienced a few technological difficulties in our original broadcast; those have been corrected in this archive. This webinar features Ira Leifer, PhD; Susan Shaw, DrPH; Sairah Malkin, PhD (standing in for Samantha Joye, PhD); Riki Ott, PhD; and…
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