Actors / Public authority · United States
NOAA
Appears in 8 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BP Deepwater Horizon: the spill, the court cases and the recovery claims | Lead scientific trustee agency | United States | 2010–2031 | Oil spill |
| Exxon Valdez: the spill, insurance and court cases | Federal agency reporting on residual oil | United States | 1989–2015 | Oil spill |
| The Metals Company deep-sea nodule mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (NOAA permit route) | US regulator handling the permit route | International waters (Pacific Ocean) | 2011 | Mining |
| Gulf of Mexico dead zone (Mississippi nutrient runoff) | Funds and reports the annual survey | United States | 1985–2026 | Water use |
| Deep-sea mining: TMC, NORI, the NOAA permit and the ISA | US regulator receiving the application | International waters (Pacific Ocean) | 2022–2026 | Mining |
| North Atlantic right whale deaths and US vessel-speed rule withdrawal | Regulator and publisher of the Unusual Mortality Event page | United States | 2017–2026 | Fishing ban |
| US quits 66 international bodies including the IPCC; NOAA disaster database closed | Target of the budget and staffing cuts; its disaster database was closed | United States | 2025–2026 | Law, regulation and treaties |
| Papahānaumokuākea marine debris removal collected 298,180 lb in 2024 | Co-funder of the 2022–2026 programme | United States | 2022–2026 | Space debris and re-entry |
Appears alongside
US Environmental Protection Agency ×3Lloyd's of London ×2US Department of Justice ×2Swiss Re ×2The Metals Company ×2Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI) ×2Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. (TOML) ×2International Seabed Authority ×2Korea Zinc ×2Allseas ×2BPTransoceanHalliburtonAnadarko PetroleumMOEX (Mitsui Oil Exploration)Cameron InternationalWeatherfordJupiter Insurance Ltd (BP captive)Ranger InsuranceChubb Global MarketsHouston CasualtyDeepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment TrusteesNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationUS Securities and Exchange CommissionU.S. PIRGMunich ReHannover ReThe Nature ConservancyExxon Corporation (ExxonMobil from 1999)Exxon Shipping CompanyInternational Tanker Indemnity AssociationBrandywine Reassurance (CIGNA Re run-off)State of AlaskaExxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee CouncilUS Supreme CourtAIGAllianzGlencoreLouisiana State University / LUMCONUS Geological SurveyHypoxia Task ForceInternational Tribunal for the Law of the SeaGovernment of NauruBMWVolvo GroupGoogleSamsung SDIZurich InsuranceVienna Insurance GroupNew England AquariumIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeHeritage FoundationClimate Central
Terms used on this page
Institutions
- NOAA
- The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which leads damage assessment for coastal and marine spills.
Law and courts
- Trustees (natural resource)
- Government agencies that act on behalf of the public to recover and spend damages for harm to natural resources.