Media Coverage

Providence Business News: R.I. CRMC Adopts Plan for Ocean Management, Federal Concerns Linger PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council unanimously passed a sweeping plan to regulate the waters off Rhode Island Tuesday evening but with a major footnote.  CRMC Executive Director Grover Fugate acknowledged that the federal government had concerns about sections of […]

EPA: President Obama Signs Executive Order Officially Forming Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force WASHINGTON. – With an executive order in place setting up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to continue the recovery after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, EPA Administrator and Task Force Chair Lisa P. Jackson today started a series

EPA: Obama Administration Moves Long Term Gulf Plan Forward WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has put forward an aggressive restoration plan, including a call for dedicated funds, to help strengthen the gulf region’s environment, economy, and health following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill…

Washington Post: EPA Puts Bay States On Notice Federal officials began a sweeping crackdown on pollution in the Chesapeake Bay on Friday – threatening to punish five mid-Atlantic states with rules that could raise sewer bills and put new conditions on construction…

National Ocean Council: Ocean Council Moving Full Steam Ahead The last two months have been busy for the National Ocean Council (NOC).  Internally, staff has been building a governance structure that will support the Council as it works to ensure the stewardship of our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes.  At the same time, we have

The Daily Caller Op-Ed:  Obama’s Ocean Policy Initiative: Washington’s latest power grab As if the sputtering U.S. economy weren’t in enough trouble already, the Obama administration is cooking up a new scheme that will extend the heavy hand of Washington to somewhere it has never gone before…

Shore News Today:  Local fishermen say President needs to cut bait on ocean protection order More than two dozen strong, they blasted their air horns as they entered the harbor in Martha’s Vineyard last Thursday. The flotilla, a mix of recreational and commercial fishermen from coastal communities across the Northeast, was in Massachusetts to protest

Michelle Malkin:  And Now: The Stealth Obama Ocean Grab Creators Syndicate – It’s not enough that the White House is moving to lock up hundreds of millions of acres of land in the name of environmental protection. The Obama administration’s neon green radicals are also training their sights on the deep blue seas. The president’s

EPA: Draft Clean Water Strategy Is Released The Coming Together for Clean Water event and online discussion gave us a lot to think about regarding how EPA can most effectively pursue our nation’s clean water goals. After a lot of consideration, we’ve developed this draft strategy to outline how we hope to accomplish those goals…

August 7, 2010 ESPN Outdoors: What the NOC means for anglers The deal is done and a structure is in place that could lead to the closure of at least some recreational fisheries …