NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR
The primary activities of NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (NOAA ORR) are to: 1. respond to dozens of spills of oil and other hazardous materials each year. 2. help emergency planners prepare for potential accidents. 3. create software, databases, and other tools to help people respond to hazardous materials accidents. 4. work to find remedies for environmental damage caused by hazardous waste sites in coastal areas. 5. assess injury to coastal resources from releases of oil, other hazardous materials, vessel groundings, and abandoned vessels, and pursue restoration from those responsible for the harm. Website: "http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/" [Summary provided by NOAA]