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Congressional Field Hearing Over National Ocean Policy Set for Anchorage, Alaska The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs has announced that a field hearing on “Alaska’s Sovereignty In Peril: The National Ocean Policy’s Goal to Federalize Alaska,”  will take place in Anchorage Alaska at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April […]

U.S. Senators Seek Series of National Ocean Policy Oversight Hearings In a March 20, 2012 letter sent to the Chairs of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Energy & Natural Resources, and Environment & Public Works Committees, U.S. Senators from Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming requested a series of oversight hearings

U.S. House Committee Chair Reiterates Call for Extension of Comment Period WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2012 – House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to the co-chairs of President Obama’s National Ocean Council to once again request that the public comment period on the draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan

Governors Express Concerns About National Ocean Policy: Letter to President Obama In a letter sent to President Obama regarding the current state of domestic offshore energy development, the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition–comprised of the Governors of Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia–communicated its concerns about potential unintended consequences resulting from the

Consumer Energy Alliance Call To Action Urges A Sensible National Ocean Policy Consumer Energy Alliance, a member of the National Ocean Policy Coalition, has issued a Call To Action providing an opportunity to urge the federal government to implement a sensible national ocean policy.  The Call To Action is in response to the National Ocean