Opportunities for Public Involvement in NOAA's Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Efforts: Case Studies of the Hudson River PCB Contamination and the Tampa Bay Oil Spill

Author
Suellen T. Keiner & John A. Pendergrass, Environmental Law Institute
Date Released
September 2000

This study examines two NRDA cases -- contamination of the Hudson River with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the 1993 Tampa Bay oil spill -- and identifies public participation strategies that DAC may choose to implement for future NRDA efforts.