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Environmental Meetings and Briefings

Officials discussing environmental issues using technology in a formal setting. The atmosphere is focused and collaborative, highlighting efforts in crisis management.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ICP Mobile (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Revised Floodplain Maps. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - BP Oil Spill - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Inspecting condition of containers. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa Jackson meeting with scientists from involved agencies and BP Oil. (BP Oil Spill) - The Administrator meets with scientists from involved agencies and BP Oil. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. (Multiple values) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Brownfields 2009 - Sustainable Communites Start Here , Environmental Protection Agency

. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Senator Event, Barbara Mikulski

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ICP Mobile (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Dinner with the troops. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with Yosemite Superintendent Mike Toillefson and other Yosemite staff, and joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at a press conference announcing more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator in New Orleans, Louisiana - UAC. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ICP Mobile (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

DR 1603, DR-1607 Hurricane Katrina & Rita

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ICP Mobile (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Meeting with LPJ, Adm. Allen and Congressman. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Region 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, MS, January 31, 2006 -- Nick Russo, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer, briefs media on flood maps. Rebuilding efforts using these maps helps prevent damage in the event of a future hurricane. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA Photo

Office of the Administrator - Boston-New Bedford , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Buffalo District Mount Morris Dam experts hosted a meeting in Mount Morris, NY to discuss the Dam's capabilities and how it reduces flooding impacts down stream of the dam. Here Steve Winslow, MMD Park Ranger explains the effects of the Dam on the downstream area using GIS modeling on a map. June 7, 2022.This opportunity allowed USACE employees to hear concerns from the public.The Dam has successfully prevented ~$3.9B in flood damages since construction and operates as a 'dry-bed dam', meaning water is only impounded when a risk of flooding is forecast - Otherwise, 'run-of-river' flows are maintained.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - Emergency Operations Center and BP Oil Spill - USEPA Photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ICP Mobile (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

Flooding - Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Mont. , August 17, 2010 FEMA Region VIII Administrator Robin Finegan discusses damages on Reservation with FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Steven Ward. On June 13th, the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation sustained significant damage to their communities infrastructure, which included roads, water system and their Health Clinic. Andrea Booher/FEMA. Montana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Oklahoma Kicks Off Safe Schools 101 Initiative. Oklahoma Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Zachary, LA, March 3, 2006 - Homeowners question FEMA Hazard Mitigation Advisor, Alfonso Nava, about methods of elevating their house at a workshop offered by FEMA in partnership with Home Depot Home Improvement Center in Zachary. The workshop is designed to provide information on how to protect homes against future disasters and how to rebuild properly with the best technical guidance and tested techniques. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - Emergency Operations Center and BP Oil Spill - USEPA Photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Pat Johnston, Bureau of Land Management West Eugene Wetlands Project Manager, describes future plans for the Wetlands to Secretary of the Interio,r Dirk Kempthorne, November 2. 2006

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator in New Orleans, Louisiana - UAC. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - LPJ talks with beach clean up worker at Fourchon Beah. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Mitch Daniels.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Boom decontamination area. Contaminated cleaning fluid is pumped from containment area into tanks for transport to waste facility. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Forward Operating Base - 26-HK-224-38. Hurricane Katrina

011032609 North Dakota Flooding. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, Miss., November 30, 2005 -- FEMA mitigation representative Lynda Charles (center) discusses a map of coastal Mississippi showing the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina in different locations to a delegation of Japanese engineers on a tour of the Mississippi coast. Engineers are working to determine better ways for structures to survive the storm surge and wind of hurricanes. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-39. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ICP Mobile (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Senator Barbara Mikulski Visit/Press Conference

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-369-121. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator - Boston-New Bedford , Environmental Protection Agency

Galena, Alaska, July 23, 2013 At the Galena Air Force Base, Emergency Managers strategize regarding a housing mission to the Galena Village where a looming winter deadline has the State of Alaska and FEMA exercising all options to the disaster survivors. FEMA is responding to the flooding event and has teams working with the State of Alaska and the disaster survivors in the affected areas. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Senator Event, Barbara Mikulski

Tropical Storm Fay, Rockledge, FL, August 22, 2008 Florida's State Secretary, Mike Sole, Department of Environmental Protection and State Surgeon General, Ana Viamonte, Department of Health address local, state and federal emergency managers at the Brevard County Emergency Operation Center, offering guidance and thanking them for their ongoing efforts with Tropical Storm Fay. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at the Horizon Convention Center Exhibition Hall in Muncie, Indiana, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall on hand to meet attendees and field questions

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - Emergency Operations Center and BP Oil Spill - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator in New Orleans, Louisiana - UAC. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Montana for participation in the Western Governors' Association Forest Health Summit in Missoula, and for related tours of the area, including stop at the Northern Forest Fire Laboratory at the Forest Service's Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station

Hurricane Isaac Discussed at Atlanta ROCC Briefing. Mississippi Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Emmonak, Alaska, July 15, 2013 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Dolph A. Diemont leads a team into the far Western Borough to meet with local officials, disaster survivors and community tribal leaders to discuss the way ahead for recovery efforts after a severe flood devastated the community. FEMA is responding with teams on the ground, working with the State of Alaska and the designated Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAA) and the disaster survivors. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA STAKE HOLDER FORUM

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - Miami, Fla. , Sep. 6, 2010 Bill Read, director of the National Hurricane Center, describes storm intensity to students during an exercise... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - BP Oil Spill - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-35. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yosemite National Park, California, where he toured, met with Yosemite Superintendent Mike Toillefson and other Yosemite staff, and joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at a press conference announcing more than 200 proposed "ready to go" projects to be undertaken in National Parks around the country as part of the National Park Centennial Initiative. The Initiative, launched the previous August, is designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Gainesville 03: Air curtain , Environmental Protection Agency

DR. CHRISTOPHER HAIN USING NASA SATELLITE AND MODELLING TOOLS TO MONITOR GLOBAL WATER USE AND DROUGHT

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