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In a voice vote today, the U.S. Senate passed the “Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act” (S. 216), a bill that among other things would reauthorize the Marine Debris Program with $15 million annually for FY 2025-2029, require the Marine Debris Foundation Board of Directors to appoint a Chief Executive Officer, and make the Foundation eligible for nongovernmental […]

The Interior Department today announced that it is seeking comments and information by Friday, June 20 to help identify existing regulations that can be modified or repealed to ensure that DOI administrative actions do not undermine the national interest and that DOI achieves a meaningful reduction in regulatory hurdles while continuing to meet statutory obligations, advance U.S. energy

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold public meetings in Cape Canaveral, FL on June 9-13.  Agenda items include a review of Executive Orders.

Following an April announcement that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management would immediately halt all construction activities related to the Empire Wind offshore wind project “until further review of information that suggests the Biden administration rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis,” BOEM today amended the order to lift the halt on activities during the ongoing review. The

The State Dept. today announced that it will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 11 in preparation for the 110th session of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee, to be held in London on June 18-27. Agenda items to be considered at the IMO meeting include goal-based new ship construction standards, development of a goal-based instrument for maritime autonomous surface ships, development of

President Trump today issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretaries of Interior, Commerce, and the Army, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, to determine and expeditiously implement the most effective mechanisms, barriers, and other measures to prevent the migration and expansion of invasive carp in the Great Lakes Basin and surrounding region, including through deadline-oriented investments of taxpayer

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking nominations by Monday, June 16 from individuals interested in filling 7 membership positions on the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, which is responsible for making recommendations to the Commerce Secretary for Saltonstall-Kennedy financial assistance awards to address fishing community needs in optimizing economic benefits, as well as recommendations to

The Interior Dept. today announced its intent to revise the Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations rule issued in 2024 and promulgate a new rule it expects to be finalized this year that is consistent with the regulatory framework proposed by the Trump administration in 2020, stating that the existing rule has “limited

The Coast Guard recently announced the funding amounts that have been committed, obligated, or expended during FY 2024 for projects, programs, and activities under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act’s recreational boating safety program. Of the $15.061 million made available to the Coast Guard in FY 2024, $0 was committed, obligated, or expended, with $9.659 million of

The White House today announced the Office of Management and Budget’s transmittal of the President’s FY 2026 topline discretionary request to Congress, noting that it includes a $163 billion (23%) reduction in non-defense discretionary spending compared to the FY 2025 enacted level. OMB Director Russ Vought said that the budget “ends the funding of our decline, puts American