Ed: Let’s hope there’s one thing we can get through this year-after-the-Gulf-Spill
1/14/11 Kitsap Sun -Oil Spill Responders Face Budget Cuts
By John Stang
OLYMPIA —
A major oil spill from a tanker ship in Puget Sound has the potential to be a bigger disaster than the one last year in the Gulf of Mexico.
Meanwhile, the Washington Department of Ecology section in charge of dealing with oil spills faces major budget cuts.
The Environment Committee of the state House of Representatives was briefed Friday about the state’s ability to deal with a massive oil spill in Puget Sound. Friday’s session was homework for when the committee will discuss — at a yet-to-be-scheduled date — a bill from state Rep. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, to improve the state’ capabilities to deal with a huge spill.
More at
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jan/14/oil-spill-responders-face-budget-cuts/
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