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The Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s (NROC) Ocean Planning Committee today announced an upcoming webinar series it will host in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) regarding offshore wind transmission in order to increase understanding and promote dialogue on offshore wind transmission planning in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The online sessions — which will take place […]

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced the release of agency priorities and guidance for 2021, with a primary goal being the long-term sustainability of U.S. fisheries and 2021 activities to be implemented to support amplification of the economic value of commercial and recreational fisheries in a sustainable way, species recovery and conservation in a manner that supports

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler met with Taiwan Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Wu today to commit to extending the countries’ International Environmental Partnership created in 2014 and supporting a new Indo-Pacific Marine Litter Initiative. Wheeler said that the new marine debris effort “should make dramatic improvements to the problem of marine litter in the coming years,” while

The U.S. State Dept. today announced that expert reviewers are being sought to submit comments by Friday, Jan. 8 as part of the U.S. government’s review of the second-order draft of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II Contribution to the 6th National Assessment Report, including the first draft of the Summary for Policymakers.

The U.S. Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule effective Tuesday, Jan. 19 that amends Endangered Species Act regulations to establish a process for excluding areas of critical habitat. The final rule outlines when and how an exclusion analysis will be conducted, including identifying a non-exhaustive list of categories of potential impacts that will

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, Jan. 15 on the Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing’s Work Plan. The Work Plan is to form the basis of a 5-year strategic plan that must be submitted to Congress by Dec. 31, 2021 and reflects the initial focus of federal

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and the Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule effective Monday, Jan. 15 adding a definition of “habitat” to the Endangered Species Act implementing regulations related to critical habitat designations.

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the 2-year renewal of the Great Lakes Advisory Board, which provides advice and recommendations on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and domestic matters related to implementation of the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Board’s primary objectives are to provide advice and recommendations on Great Lakes protection and restoration activities

President Trump earlier this month announced his intent to appoint Thomas Dans, Crawford Patkotak, David Kennedy, and Dr. Julia Nesheiwat, Ph.D. to serve as Members of the Arctic Research Commission. Dans is Counselor to the Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, with previous experience including positions with Texana Pecan, Grand River Capital, and Agribusiness Partners