RESTORE Council Announcements: 2025
Proposed Amendments to FPL 3b in the State of Texas
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) is seeking public comment on proposals for multiple ecosystem restoration activities located in Texas under Funded Priorities List (FPL) 3b. Specifically, the Council...
Mississippi State Expenditure Plan 2024 Amendment - Approved by RESTORE Council Chair
On April 18, 2025, the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approved the Mississippi State Expenditure Plan (SEP) 2024 Amendment. Under the Spill Impact Component of the RESTORE Act,...
Florida State Expenditure Plan Amendment #7 - Approved by RESTORE Council Chair
On April 18, 2025, the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approved the Florida State Expenditure Plan (SEP) Amendment #7. Under the Spill Impact Component of the RESTORE Act,...
Gulf Consortium Projects
Projects for Economic and Environmental Recovery of the Florida Gulf Coast The Gulf Consortium, which administers RESTORE Council Spill Impact Component funds in the state of Florida, recently released a...
Reflections: Perdido River Land Acquisition
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Perdido River Land Acquisition The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) received $26.8 million in Council-Selected Restoration Component funding for the...
Reflections on Restoration Video
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 The RESTORE Council is commemorating 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident with a month-long reflection on its progress to date...
EPA Region 4 marks 15th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Regional Administrator McOmber and staff visit coastal restoration initiatives on the Gulf Coast Contact Information EPA Region 4 Press Office (region4press@epa.gov) 404-562-8400 ATLANTA (April 17, 2025) – Today, U.S. Environmental...
GCERC Releases Reflections on Restoration and Partnership- 2025 Status Report
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Releases Reflections on Restoration and Partnerships, a 2025 Status Report Commemorating Fifteen Years Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Contact Information Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration...
Reflections: Armand Bayou Nature Center Land Acquisition Project
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Armand Bayou Nature Center Land Acquisition Project The RESTORE Council has prioritized the acquisition and protection of valuable coastal habitat to ensure it...
Reflections: Protecting and restoring valuable coastal habitat
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Protecting and restoring valuable coastal habitat From Texas to Florida, the Council is acquiring valuable coastal habitat and protecting it in perpetuity to...
Reflections: Hancock Marsh Living Shoreline
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Hancock Marsh Living Shoreline The State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), was awarded RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component...
Reflections: Alabama Seafood
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Alabama Seafood The RESTORE Council’s investments support the economies of Gulf states by providing jobs, promoting seafood and tourism, and restoring and protecting...
Reflections: Three Mile Creek Watershed Restoration Project
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Three Mile Creek Watershed Restoration Project Water quality supports recreational and commercial fisheries and tourism; without it, coastal ecosystems are degraded, along with...
Reflections: USDA Gulf Coast Conservation Reserve Program
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 USDA Gulf Coast Conservation Reserve Program The RESTORE Council funds work with private landowners to support voluntary land management practices that reduce pollution...
Reflections: Mississippi Water Quality Improvement Programs
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Mississippi Water Quality Improvement Programs Clean water is essential for healthy and prosperous Gulf communities. The RESTORE Council is making significant investments aimed...
Reflections: Protecting Communities from Coastal Flooding
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Protecting Communities from Coastal Flooding The Paradis Canal Floodgate helps protect residents, businesses, and industries of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, from flooding caused...
Reflections: Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council- 2025 Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp Project The RESTORE Council supports innovative approaches to promoting ecosystem restoration and community resilience. For example, the...
Reflections on Restoration Progress RESTORE Council - 2025
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) is commemorating 15-years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with a month-long reflection on its progress to date implementing meaningful ecosystem and...