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The Office of Management and Budget today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, May 12 on ideas for deregulation, including the identification of specific regulations that should be rescinded or replaced because they stifle American businesses and ingenuity. In seeking comments on regulations that are unnecessary, unlawful, unduly burdensome, or unsound, OMB asks for […]

The Interior Department today announced that new Bureau of Ocean Energy Management analysis reflects a ~23% increase in estimated total oil and natural gas reserves in the Gulf of America, rising 1.30 billion barrels of oil equivalent to 7.04 billion barrels of oil equivalent between 2021 and 2025 (5.77 billion barrels of oil and 7.15 trillion cubic feet

President Trump today issued an Executive Order on “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,” which directs a series of actions to revitalize and rebuild domestic maritime industries and workforce through a Maritime Action Plan due by Nov. 5, 2025 that has elements including the following: Maritime Industrial Base: Assessment of options for use of available authorities, resources, and private

In an effort to remove “outdated regulations that serve as a drag on progress,” “stimulate innovation and deliver prosperity for everyday Americans,” and ensure that regulations “serve the public good,” President Trump today signed an Executive Order on “Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy,” which directs agencies including the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Bureau of

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced its intention to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement for Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258, in order to provide new analysis in response to a judicial remand from the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska.  Upon completion of the supplemental EIS, DOI

The Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) will hold a hybrid in-person/virtual public meeting in Greenland, NH on Thursday, May 15. The meeting will include a demonstration of the new design for the Northeast Regional Ocean Data Portal (being released in June), a summary of efforts to improve the accessibility of datasets relied on to inform government, private sector, and

The Interior Department today announced the disbursement of nearly $354 million in offshore oil and gas revenue to Texas (~$95.5M), Louisiana (~$156M), Mississippi (~$52M), and Alabama (~$50M) for coastal protection, restoration, and infrastructure projects. In announcing the disbursement, DOI called the Gulf of America “a critical resource in ensuring that America can become Energy Dominant and meet demands through domestic

NOAA today announced that the designation of the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary and related regulations became effective March 3, 2025, following the Jan. 16, 2025 final rule publication and a 45-day congressional review period.  NOAA noted that the agency is reviewing the final rule for consistency with the Trump administration’s policies and executive orders, including the Executive Order on

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking public comments by Friday, June 20 on draft 2024 marine mammal stock assessment reports (SAR’s) for marine mammals in the Atlantic (includes Atlantic, Gulf of America, and U.S. territories in the Caribbean), Alaska, and Pacific regions.  NMFS also seeks new information for strategic stocks that were not updated in 2024. The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

NOAA today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, May 5 on a request by the Makah Indian Tribe for a 28-month permit for a ceremonial and subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific gray whales.  The Tribe proposes to conduct training and hunting activities from July 1-October 31 in 2025 and 2027, and in each of