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NUCA Research presents MassDEP-backed study on adapting Massachusetts oil‑spill program to climate change
Summary
NUCA Research summarized a multiyear study and a May workshop for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s MOSPA program, recommending hyperlocal engagement, updates to coastal booming strategies, and monitoring indicators for decarbonization and shoreline change.
Elise McCullough, general manager at NUCA Research, told a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection advisory committee that a multiyear project evaluating the Marine Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Act (MOSPA) program found climate change and decarbonization are reshaping oil‑spill risks and response needs.
"We focused on evaluating and adapting the MOSPA program against climate change and to build resilience within that program and more broadly, within the Commonwealth," McCullough said, summarizing work that included a literature review, threat assessment, vessel‑traffic analysis and a strategic‑foresight workshop held last May.
The study examined MOSPA’s planning, training and equipment elements. McCullough said MassDEP has funded "upwards of 80 trailers" placed in coastal…
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