Environmental Meetings and Discussions

Gatherings focused on environmental issues, featuring blurred people engaging in discussions about oil spills and disaster management.

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , 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) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Catherine McCabe addresses joint meeting with Georgetown Environmental Students and Earth Conservation Corps. , Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA is working with the Cherokee Nation. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator - John Eager Howard Elementary School Farm , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , 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) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-63. Hurricane Katrina

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 Lubrecht Experimental Forest, 30 miles northeast of Missoula, managed in part by the University of Montana

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transform Leadership , 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 Gila Community College in Payson, Arizona, where he joined Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi, and Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin for a meeting with local citizens to discuss forest health, the Endangered Species Act, and other resource management issues

Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD, August 22, 2015 - Oglala Sioux Tribe President John Yellow Bird Steele (background center, blue shirt with water bottle) meets with FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Gary Stanley (background left), FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Sharon Loper (right), Tribal External Affairs Officer Delbert Brewer (center right, turquoise shirt), and FEMA Tribal Liaison Megan Floyd (foreground left) to discuss Support for Oglala Sioux Tribe disaster survivors on the Pine Ridge Reservation. FEMA provides Disaster Assistance to residents of local and tribal communities following natural disasters like the storms, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred on the Pine Ridge Reservation between May 8 and May 29, 2015. Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Administrator - Annapolis Area - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Photo submitted by GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Local Farmers Market and Briefing at Tulane (BP Oil Spill) - NGO Science Briefing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gila Community College in Payson, Arizona, where he joined Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi, and Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin for a meeting with local citizens to discuss forest health, the Endangered Species Act, and other resource management issues

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) - Photo submitted by GED , 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) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Photo submitted by GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Tornado - Hackleburg, Ala. , August 4, 2011 FEMA Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) Specialist John Bolye shows architectural drawing to Hackleburg residents as professional designers, urban planners, architects, ESF-14 recovery specialists and commmunity members participate in an outreach and information meeting at First Baptist Church in Hackleburg. FEMA supports and coordinates the involvement and participation of all stakeholders in the recovery and rebuilding of a community followng a disaster such as the tornado that sturck Hackleburg on April 27, 2011. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Texas explosion survivors hear from FEMA official.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

011092711 Long term recovery is underway in Texas after the wil. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Region 6 Mobile Command Post deployed to Venice, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

CR provides disaster info at community meeting.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Gale Norton addressing Fish and Wildlife Service staff during visit to Louisiana to tour Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge near New Orleans, and to discuss wetlands preservation and shoreline erosion control efforts

Wildlife Biologist Kevin Luepke speaks with people planning to deer hunt in the 2022 gun-deer season at Fort McCoy, Wis., while they attend a special Meet and Greet event Nov. 18, 2022, at Whitetail Ridge Ski Area at the installation. The event was organized by Luepke and the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch and included support from the Fort McCoy Permit Sales Office, Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services, and the Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation. The event gave hunters an opportunity to register firearms. get any permits needed, and talk with post officials about any concerns prior to the season. Dozens of people attended.

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Photo submitted by GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina, Waveland, MS, May 5, 2008 -- Waveland residents gather for a meeting about Hancock County's Main Street Program. The meeting allowed citizens to learn more about a significant downtown revitalization project and included Long Term Community Recovery Section Chief Bob Haywood, who spoke at the meeting. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Gila Community College in Payson, Arizona, where he joined Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi, and Gila County Supervisor Tommie Martin for a meeting with local citizens to discuss forest health, the Endangered Species Act, and other resource management issues

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Collaborative Leadership , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Region 6 Mobile Command Post deployed to Venice, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Kansas City , Environmental Protection Agency

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Cedar Rapids, IA, August 4, 2008 At a meeting for Linn County residents at Kirkwood College, Public Information Officer Jacqueline Chandler explains the levels and limits of FEMA assistance to three Cedar Rapids residents who suffered damage to their homes in the massive June flood. Public meetings give citizens the opportunity to communicate their concerns to FEMA, SBA, state officials and their congressmen.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Leadership and staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division and Kansas City District speak with partners during the annual Missouri River Barge Tour from Franklin Island to Searcy Bend, ending at Katfish Katy's near Colombia, Missouri, on Aug. 17, 2022. (Photo by Eileen Williamson, Northwestern Division Public Affairs)

NASA Monsoon Multidisciplinary analysis (NAMMA) deployment, Sal Island, Cape Verde Africia

Wimberley, TX, June 4, 2015 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Kevin Hannes speaks to local residents at a town meeting helped at the local community center. Residents are being urged to register with FEMA if they have been impacted by the recent storms and flooding. To register for disaster assistance lease call 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY: 1-800-462-7585 or online at www.disastperassistance.gov or htt:m.fema.gov with a smart hone. Jocelyn. <p>Wimberley, TX, June 4, 2015 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Kevin Hannes speaks to local residents at a town meeting held at the local community center. Residents are being urged to register with FEMA if they have been impacted by the recent storms and flooding. To register for disaster assistance please call 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY: 1-800-462-7585 or online at www.disasterassistance.gov or http://m.fema.gov with a smart phone.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Curtis Ebbesmeyer, co-author of Flotsametrics and the Floating World , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Rodney Verret, BP contractor gives LPJ tour of Fourchon Beach. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Town Hall Meeting - 26-HK-271-66. Hurricane Katrina

Tornado - Hackleburg, Ala. , August 4, 2011 FEMA Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) Specialists, professional designers, urban planners, architects, ESF-14 recovery specialists and commmunity members participate in an outreach and information meeting at First Baptist Church in Hackleburg. FEMA supports and coordinates the involvement and participation of all stakeholders in the recovery and rebuilding of a community followng a disaster such as the tornado that sturck Hackleburg on April 27, 2011. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

DR 1603, DR-1607 Hurricane Katrina & Rita

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA STRATEGIC PLAN AND STAKE HOLDERS PLAN

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (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 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - EPA-RTP Facility - Administrator Gina McCarthy's visit to the EPA-Research Triangle Park (RTP) facility in Durham, NC , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Healthier Families, Cleaner Communities, A Stronger America. Region 4 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - California - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in San Francisco, California , Environmental Protection Agency

At the Mountain Ranch Community Club, residents gather to receive updated disaster recovery information from FEMA Public information Officers. FEMA is working closely with the State of California, The County of Calaveras and the local residents that were affected by severe wildfires that destroyed over 500 homes. Adam DuBrowa FEMA. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - EPA at 40: Healthier Families, Cleaner Communities, A Stronger America. Region 4 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Town Hall Meeting - 26-HK-271-53. Hurricane Katrina

PIO at Nassau Community Meeting.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

At the Mountain Ranch Community Club, residents gather to receive updated disaster recovery information from FEMA Public information Officers. FEMA is working closely with the State of California, The County of Calaveras and the local residents that were affected by severe wildfires that destroyed over 500 homes. Adam DuBrowa FEMA. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Town Hall Meeting - 26-HK-271-58. Hurricane Katrina

Minnesota flooding DR1717.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Idaho to conduct swearing-in session for Bureau of Land Management(BLM) Director James Caswell, and to address local BLM staff

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Rodney Verret, BP contractor gives LPJ tour of Fourchon Beach. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Kansas City , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - LPJ with Times Pickyune reporter. 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

011052710 Oklahoma Tornadoes. Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Hackleburg, Ala. , August 4, 2011 FEMA Long-Term Community Recovry (LTCR) Specialists, professional designers, urban planners, architects, ESF-14 recovery specialists and commmunity members participate in an outreach and information meeting at First Baptist Church in Hackleburg. FEMA supports and coordinates the involvement and participation of all stakeholders in the recovery and rebuilding of a community followng a disaster such as the tornado that sturck Hackleburg on April 27, 2011. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transform Leadership , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina

Community Relations Assist Wildfire Victims. California Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - Atlanta, Ga. , November 13, 2009 FEMA hosts the Georgia Recovery Tools and Training program taught by FEMA partner organization Lura Cayton of Church World Service to prepare volunteer organizations to take over the long term recovery of Georgia communities affected by the severe storms and floods of September 2009. David Fine/FEMA. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Hot Springs, SD, August 19, 2015 - FEMA Public Assistance Applicants gather for a presentation by Doug Gorham, Disaster Closeout Coordinator for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, at an Applicant's Briefing at the Mueller Civic Center in Hot Springs, South Dakota. FEMA Public Assistance (PA) was made available for Fall River County, South Dakota, after a federal disaster declaration (DR-4233) on July 30 for severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred between June 17 and 24, 2015. South Dakota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides joining Michigan Congressman John Dingell for a helicopter tour of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, followed by reception at the Refuge. Earlier, Secretary Kempthorne and Congressman Dingell participated in a press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College, marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Majuro Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transform Leadership , Environmental Protection Agency

DR-1933-WI. Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

DRC Closure Notification Signed in Walton County. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Plainville, Conn. , October 1, 2011 Marian Hayman, Department of Health Industrial hygenist, left and Charles Motes, Director of Regional Health District, speak to local residents about safe ways to clean up areas impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Local, state and FEMA program specialists attend a town meeting to brief locals on the programs available if impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Plainville, CT, October 1, 2011--Marian Hayman, Department of Health Industrial Hygenist, left and Charles Motes, Director of Regional Health District, speak to local residents about safe ways to clean up areas impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Local, state and FEMA program specialists attend a town meeting to brief locals on the programs available if impacted by Tropical Storm Irene.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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