Public Comment Period on Draft Restoration Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Restoration Resulting from the Kalamazoo River Natural Resource Damage Assessment

Houston, TX - The U.S. Department of the Interior, represented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Texas General Land Office (TGLO), and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), collectively known as the “Trustees,” announce the release of the Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (TCY Draft DARP/EA) to address injuries associated with the March 2014 Texas City Y Oil Spill near Texas City, Texas.

Dawsonville, GA- The U.S. Department of the Interior, represented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources, collectively known as the “Trustees,” in coordination with the Department of Justice, announce the release of the Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Flat Creek Natural Resource Damage Assessment. This document is now available for public review and comment, and we invite community members, stakeholders, and interested parties to participate in this important process. The Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment outlines preferred alternatives for restoring natural resources injured by the 2018 ferric chloride spill in Flat Creek, Dawson County, GA.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on a Draft Restoration Plan for natural resource injuries associated with releases of hazardous substances from the Black Pine Mine in Granite County, Montana, and the Flat Creek/Iron Mountain Mine and Mill Superfund Site in Mineral County, Montana.