Oil spill governance in the United States oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico suggest more can and should have been done in this area. Evidence of this fact is present in the recommendations and investigations present in the January 2011 report by the recently established National Oil Spill Commission. A further sign of lack of proper governance is implicit in the action of the federal government to rename and reform the Minerals Management Service (MMS) into the now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. The 1989 "Exxon Valdez" oil spill served as a major focal point in oil spill governance and reform. Prior to
Baldwin Harbor, New York Baldwin Harbor, New York Baldwin Harbor is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was created concomitant with the 1990 United States Census from the southernmost portions of the neighboring hamlet of Baldwin. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,102. Baldwin Harbor is located at (40.633923, -73.603779). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (28.24%) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,102 people, 2,687 households, and 2,185 families