E&E News PM: White House releases draft water policy The National Ocean Council today released a series of draft action plans aimed at addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing U.S. oceans and coasts and the Great Lakes…
E&E News PM: White House releases draft water policy – June 2, 2011 Read More »
National Ocean Council: 12 Regional Listening Sessions Announced Experts from the National Ocean Council’s 27 Federal agencies and offices have been busy drafting strategic action plans to achieve nine national priority objectives that address some of the most pressing challenges facing our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Having already received your initial comments before we
National Ocean Council: 12 Regional Listening Sessions Announced – May 26, 2011 Read More »
EPA: Request for Nominations to the Gulf of Mexico Citizen Advisory Committee The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Gulf of Mexico Citizen Advisory Committee (GMCAC)…
BOEMRE and NOAA to Increase Coordination, Collaboration on Offshore Energy Development and Environmental Stewardship WASHINGTON – As the International Oil Spill Conference kicks off in Portland, Ore. today, co-sponsors the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that they have signed a landmark Memorandum
EPA: Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Creates Citizens’ Advisory Committee, Releases Restoration Priorities WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson convened an official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force today in Mobile, Alabama. During the meeting, the task force created a citizens’ advisory committee to help guide the group’s
National Ocean Council: National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Workshop The National Ocean Council will hold a National Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) Workshop in Washington, DC, on June 21-23. The first day of the Workshop will be a dedicated public and stakeholder session…
National Ocean Council To Hold National CMSP Workshop Read More »
Anchorage Daily News: Begich Balks At What He Calls ‘Ocean Zoning’ Alaska Senator Mark Begich is quick to name the issue that’s giving him the biggest earful so far in his new post as chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard: “marine spatial planning.” The concept is listed as a top
Anchorage Daily News: Begich Balks At What He Calls ‘Ocean Zoning’ – March 26, 2011 Read More »
Bangor Daily News: Fishermen Criticize Federal Plans For Coordinated Ocean Policy and Planning Efforts ROCKPORT, Maine — When it comes to establishing new federal policies and processes for reviewing and approving marine activities, fishermen say they should have a seat at the table. The new national ocean policy created last summer by President Barack Obama
The Times-Standard (CA): National Ocean Council Names Trinidad Rancheria CEO To Ocean Policy Panel The president’s National Ocean Council has chosen Trinidad Rancheria Chief Executive Officer Jacque Hostler as one of three tribal representative for a key coordinating body on ocean policy issues…
Alaska Journal of Commerce: Begich not bashful about securing fisheries chairmanship “Bashful” is likely the last word his U.S. Senate colleagues would use to describe Mark Begich. So when an opportunity arose to become chairman of the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee, the junior senator from Alaska was not shy about talking his