Archive | October, 2010

National Journal: Battle on the High Seas – October 25, 2010

National Journal: Battle on the High Seas The first national ocean policy has opened up another front in the fight between the Obama administration and business interests…

Providence Business News: R.I. CRMC Adopts Plan for Ocean Management, Federal Concerns Linger – October 20, 2010

Providence Business News: R.I. CRMC Adopts Plan for Ocean Management, Federal Concerns Linger PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council unanimously passed a sweeping plan to regulate the waters off Rhode Island Tuesday evening but with a major footnote.  CRMC Executive Director Grover Fugate acknowledged that the federal government had concerns about sections of [...]

EPA: President Obama Signs Executive Order Officially Forming Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force – October 5, 2010

EPA: President Obama Signs Executive Order Officially Forming Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force WASHINGTON. – With an executive order in place setting up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to continue the recovery after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, EPA Administrator and Task Force Chair Lisa P. Jackson today started a series [...]