Media Coverage

In furtherance of the federal oil and gas leasing pause and related review included in President Biden’s Jan. 2021 Executive Order on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” the Interior Department today announced that it will hold a virtual livestreamed forum on Thursday, Mar. 25 and that “it is time…to take steps to better manage our public lands.”  […]

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Great Lakes Advisory Board will hold a virtual public meeting on Mar. 30-31. The Board’s primary objectives are to provide advice and recommendations on Great Lakes protection and restoration activities and long-term goals, objectives, and priorities for Great Lakes protection and restoration, as well as any other issues identified by the

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service earlier this month announced that the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public webinar on Monday, Mar. 29 to receive a presentation and provide input on how to make fisheries and protected resources more resilient to climate change, including changes in management and conservation measures, and improve science, monitoring, and cooperative

The Interior Department today announced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s completion of its environmental review of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project off Massachusetts, calling the development “major progress in the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to accelerate responsible development of renewable energy…as a key component of tackling the climate crisis and creating jobs.”  If approved, it would

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Thursday, May 6 on the Draft Restoration Plan #1/Environmental Assessment: Birds, Marine Mammals, Oysters, and Sea Turtles, which was prepared by federal natural resource trustee agencies for the Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group. In conjunction with the comment period, virtual public meetings will be held on Thursday, Apr. 15. 

The Interior Department today announced that it is seeking comments by Tuesday, May 4 on the Draft Phase II Restoration Plan: # 3.2: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, which was prepared by federal natural resource trustee agencies for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group. In conjunction with the comment period, virtual public meetings will be held on Apr. 6-8.  The proposal includes ~$2 billion

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) will hold a virtual Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Forum on May 3-6.  The forum will include topic-based breakout sessions.  Registration and meeting information will be posted here when available. MARCO is a regional ocean partnership established in 2009 by the Governors of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

As an introduction to next year’s in-person conference, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance will host a Virtual Preview Conference on Wednesday, Apr. 14.  The event, which will focus on the intersection of scientific research and management of Gulf Coast human and natural systems, will combine GOMA’s annual All Hands Meeting, the annual Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today held a confirmation hearing for Council on Environmental Quality Chair nominee Brenda Mallory.  During Q&A, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed the impact of climate change on the ocean, expressed his hope that Mallory will “look hard” at ocean and coastal issues including the flood insurance program along the coasts, and

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking recommendations by Friday, Apr. 2 on how to make fisheries and protected resources more resilient to climate change, including changes in management and conservation measures, and improvements in science, monitoring, and cooperative research. Under President Biden’s Jan. 2021 Executive Order on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and