Hancock and Washington County Extreme Temperature Response Plans

  Rate of heat-related illness emergency department visits in Hancock and Washington Counties (Maine Tracking Network, Accessed: Sept 2025) Nuka Research was contracted by the Maine Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to both work with County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) directors throughout the state to develop County Extreme Temperature Response Plans. The County Extreme … Read more

Inland Geographic Response Strategy Development for the Moosehead Lake Region in Maine

Photo taken by Nuka Research, displaying one of the sites surveyed for GRS development at the East Outlet of the Moose River. Nuka Research was contracted by the US EPA Region 1 to work with towns and their stakeholders in the Moosehead Lake Region in Maine to develop Geographic Response Strategies with local expertise provided … Read more

Inland Geographic Response Strategy Development for the Connecticut River in Connecticut and the Meduxnekeag River in Maine

Photo taken by Nuka Research, of the Mattabesset River in Connecticut. Nuka Research was contracted by the US EPA Region 1 to work with communities and stakeholders in Connecticut around portions of the Connecticut River (from Enfield/Suffield to Lyme/Essex) and Maine around portions of the Meduxnekeag River (from Houlton to Littleton) to develop Geographic Response … Read more

COVID-19 After-Action Report

San Juan County COVID-19 After Action Report Cover. Nuka Research was contracted by San Juan County Health & Community Services (HCS) to develop a COVID-19 After-Action Report. The report provided a holistic overview of the effectiveness of San Juan County HCS’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. Report development was centered around gathering feedback from community partners … Read more

Inland Geographic Response Plan Development for the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers in Connecticut.

Nuka Research was contracted by the US EPA to work with Connecticut communities and stakeholders around the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers to develop Geographic Response Plans with input through a workgroup process. This project included the development of 10 GRPS providing workgroup approved oil spill response tactics. These tactics can be used by first responders … Read more

Inland Geographic Response Plan Development for Lake Champlain, Vermont

Nuka Research was contracted by the US EPA to work with  Vermont communities and stakeholders around Lake Champlain to develop Geographic Response Plans on Lake Champlain and its tributaries with input through a workgroup process. This project included the development of 15 GRPS providing workgroup approved oil spill response tactics. These tactics can be used … Read more

Inland Geographic Response Plan Development for Lake Champlain, Vermont

Nuka Research worked with the US EPA and Vermont communities around Lake Champlain to develop Geographic Response Plans on Lake Champlain and its tributaries with input from stakeholders through a workgroup process. This project included the development of 15 GRPS providing workgroup approved oil spill response tactics. These tactics can be used by first responders … Read more

Mt. Hope Bay Geographic Response Planning Project

In response to the Bouchard-120 Oil Spill in 2002, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) contracted Nuka Research to develop Geographic Response Plans throughout the state. The first region to be developed was for the Buzzards Bay region. This process entailed identifying stakeholders in the community who would provide input on strategies to include in … Read more

South Shore Geographic Response Planning Project

In response to the Bouchard-120 Oil Spill in 2002, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) contracted Nuka Research to develop Geographic Response Plans throughout the state. This process entailed identifying stakeholders in the community who would provide input on strategies to include in a geographic response plan, hosting stakeholder meetings, and developing the GRP documents … Read more

Boston Harbor Geographic Response Planning Project

In response to the Bouchard-120 Oil Spill in 2002, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) contracted Nuka Research to develop Geographic Response Plans throughout the state. The first region to be developed was for the Buzzards Bay region. This process entailed identifying stakeholders in the community who would provide input on strategies to include in … Read more