In an Executive Order signed today, President Biden established a Climate Change Support Office within the State Department in order to support bilateral and multilateral engagement “to address the global climate crisis,” including support for Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. The Office will terminate on May 7, 2024, unless terminated earlier by the Secretary of State. Among [...]
Archive | May, 2021
Biden Administration Releases 30×30 Recommendations
The U.S. Interior Dept. today published the report on “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful,” which was transmitted to the White House National Climate Task Force last week as directed by Sec. 216(a) of President Biden’s Jan. 27 Executive Order on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” The report recommends 8 key principles to guide the effort [...]
USFWS Seeks Comments on Delayed Migratory Bird Rule Revision
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, June 7 on its proposal to revoke the Jan. 7 final rule defining the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify that the law’s prohibitions on pursuing, hunting, taking, capturing, killing, or attempting to do the same apply [...]
MACO Holds Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Council’s Committee on the Ocean this week held a virtual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum. Themes addressed during the forum included the importance of offshore wind (including lessons learned and tools for informing siting), the impact of climate change on the ocean (including changes species are experiencing) and ways to address it including proactive planning [...]
