BSEE, NOAA to Develop Arctic Version of ERMA

摘要

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and NOAA are partnering to develop a version of the Environmental Response Management Application (ER-MA) for the Arctic by this summer, the agencies announced in February.The effort will help address numerous challenges in the region where more ship traffic and proposed energy development are increasing the risk of oil spills and chemical releases. ERMA is the same interactive online mapping tool used by federal responded during the Deepwater Horizon.