WIKIMEDIA, U.S. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
Eight research teams will receive more than $112 million over three years to study the effects of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to the independent granting body established by BP after last year's environmental disaster. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board announced this week that the funding will go to multi-institution consortia that submitted proposals in April for a piece of the $500 million in grants promised by BP to track the impact of the spill. Some Gulf Coast researchers have been critical of the oil giant's granting program, citing a lack of independence and freedom to publish results of research funded by the GRI. Check out the full list of the newly funded research teams and their project ...
