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U.S. House Committee Chairman Seeks Information Prior To Finalization of National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan WASHINGTON, D.C., August 15, 2012 – U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA) today sent a letter to National Ocean Council Co-Chairs Nancy Sutley and John Holdren calling on the Obama administration to answer questions and provide previously-requested [...]

Oversight Field Hearing On Strengthening U.S. Fisheries and Economy Set for Aug. 25 Oversight Field Hearing On Strengthening U.S. Fisheries and Economy Set for Aug. 25 The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in Panama City, Florida on Saturday, August 25 to discuss “Fishing=Jobs: How Strengthening America’s Fisheries Strengthens Our Economy.” [...]

Eighty-one groups today submitted a letter to U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (KY) asking that language be included in all Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bills that would prohibit the use of funds to implement the new National Ocean Policy.  The request was made as part of an effort to achieve a pause in [...]

Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) passed a resolution in which MTD and its affiliates “pledge our full support for vigorous congressional oversight over implementation of the National Ocean Policy and efforts to limit its adverse effects.”   The resolution adds that “[w]e also stand with our union Brothers and Sisters in other [...]

Congressional Field Hearing Over National Ocean Policy Set for Anchorage, Alaska The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs has announced that a field hearing on ”Alaska’s Sovereignty In Peril: The National Ocean Policy’s Goal to Federalize Alaska,”  will take place in Anchorage Alaska at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April [...]

U.S. Senators Seek Series of National Ocean Policy Oversight Hearings In a March 20, 2012 letter sent to the Chairs of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Energy & Natural Resources, and Environment & Public Works Committees, U.S. Senators from Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming requested a series of oversight hearings [...]

U.S. House Committee Chair Reiterates Call for Extension of Comment Period WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2012 – House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to the co-chairs of President Obama’s National Ocean Council to once again request that the public comment period on the draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan [...]

Governors Express Concerns About National Ocean Policy: Letter to President Obama In a letter sent to President Obama regarding the current state of domestic offshore energy development, the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition–comprised of the Governors of Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia–communicated its concerns about potential unintended consequences resulting from the [...]

Consumer Energy Alliance Call To Action Urges A Sensible National Ocean Policy Consumer Energy Alliance, a member of the National Ocean Policy Coalition, has issued a Call To Action providing an opportunity to urge the federal government to implement a sensible national ocean policy.  The Call To Action is in response to the National Ocean [...]