Media Coverage

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced its decision to designate the ~476 sq. mile Morro Bay Wind Energy Area off Central California and that it is seeking comments by Tuesday, Jan. 11 on the development of an Environmental Assessment to consider potential impacts from site characterization and assessment activities within the area.  The area is […]

The National Park Service today announced that nominations are being sought by Monday, Jan. 24 for individuals interested in being considered for appointment to the National Park System Advisory Board.  The Board advises the Interior Secretary and National Park Service Director on matters relating to the National Park Service, National Pary System, National Historic and National Natural Landmark

NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, Jan. 10 on its intent to initiate a process to consider whether to designate ~7,000 sq. miles of waters along and offshore of Central California as a national marine sanctuary.   The area under consideration was nominated for consideration in 2015, and excludes areas of

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey today announced on behalf of the Alaska Mapping Executive Committee that comments are being sought by Monday, Jan 31 on a draft Alaska Coastal Mapping Strategy Implementation Plan.  The draft Implementation Plan, an outgrowth of the 2019 Presidential Memorandum on Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska, provides

During the World Leaders Summit at COP26, the United States today announced its decision to join the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (“Panel”), a group of 15 nations committed to protecting at least 30% of the global ocean by 2030 and developing a “sustainable ocean plan” for all waters under national jurisdiction within 5 years of joining

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking comments by Wednesday, Dec. 1 on its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the review of a construction and operations plan submitted by Mayflower Wind Energy, LLC for a wind energy facility off Massachusetts with proposed interconnection locations at Falmouth and Brayton Point.  In conjunction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking comments by Jan. 3, 2022 on its proposal to hold a commercial wind energy lease sale in the Carolina Long Bay area offshore North Carolina and issue a single lease using a multiple-factor bidding auction format. The proposed lease sale area includes ~128,000 acres and comprises

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking nominations, interest in, or comments on commercial wind energy leasing in ~29.9 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday, Dec. 16.  BOEM stated that competitive interest exists based on comments received in response to last summer’s Request for Information. The Call Area encompasses the

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force will hold a virtual public meeting Nov. 16-18. The meeting agenda includes subcommittee reports and Task Force discussion on priority outputs to advance the goals identified in the 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, a U.S. Geological Survey presentation on new species occurrences in the U.S.,

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, Dec. 13 on a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Cook Inlet Lease Sale 258, with the proposed action being an oil and gas lease sale on all available blocks in the northern portion of the Cook Inlet Planning Area.  In conjunction with the comment