Greenwire: Listening tour for policy council begins — not fittingly, advocates hope — at Arlington Cemetery In what one ocean activist said he hoped wasn’t a harbinger of the future of the initiative, the first listening session on action plans to implement the National Ocean Policy took place last night at Arlington National Cemetery. The […]
NOAA: BOEMRE, NOAA and USGS Launch Maritime Science Expedition Off Mid-Atlantic Coast Aboard the Research Ship Nancy Foster The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) today announced that a multi-agency team of ocean scientists has launched an expedition using sonar
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Greenwire: Ruckelshaus, Marine Experts Lend Support to Fledgling White House Ocean Initiative The White House’s proposed National Ocean Policy earned a vote of confidence from former U.S. EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus and a blue-ribbon panel of marine experts yesterday, just days before administration officials embark on a nationwide tour to discuss a series of draft
The Bay Citizen (CA): Environmentalists Seek Speed Limits For Ships to Protect Whales Environmentalists launched a legal effort Monday to limit shipping speeds in national marine sanctuaries off California’s coastline to protect whales from noise and deadly collisions…
E&E News PM: White House releases draft water policy The National Ocean Council today released a series of draft action plans aimed at addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing U.S. oceans and coasts and the Great Lakes…
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National Ocean Council: 12 Regional Listening Sessions Announced Experts from the National Ocean Council’s 27 Federal agencies and offices have been busy drafting strategic action plans to achieve nine national priority objectives that address some of the most pressing challenges facing our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Having already received your initial comments before we
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EPA: Request for Nominations to the Gulf of Mexico Citizen Advisory Committee The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Gulf of Mexico Citizen Advisory Committee (GMCAC)…
BOEMRE and NOAA to Increase Coordination, Collaboration on Offshore Energy Development and Environmental Stewardship WASHINGTON – As the International Oil Spill Conference kicks off in Portland, Ore. today, co-sponsors the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that they have signed a landmark Memorandum
EPA: Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Creates Citizens’ Advisory Committee, Releases Restoration Priorities WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson convened an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force today in Mobile, Alabama. During the meeting, the task force created a citizens’ advisory committee to help guide the group’s
National Ocean Council: National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Workshop The National Ocean Council will hold a National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) Workshop in Washington, DC, on June 21-23. The first day of the Workshop will be a dedicated public and stakeholder session…
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