Archive | February, 2021

New Report Calls for U.S. Ocean Protection

Environment America today announced the release of a new report on “New Life for the Ocean: How Marine Protections Keep Our Waters Wild.”  Conducted by the organization’s Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, the study includes recommendations that, among other things, call on the federal and state governments to adopt goals to protect at least [...]

Shipping Coordination Committee to Hold Public Meeting

The State Department today announced that the Shipping Coordinating Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Apr. 29 in preparation for the 103rd session of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee, to be held remotely on May 5-14.  Agenda items include a regulatory scoping exercise for the use of maritime autonomous surface ships, measures to enhance maritime [...]