Juneau Empire: Murkowski Claims Credit for Blocking Ocean Funding A Senate appropriations bill that passed contained funding for several federal agencies, but also specifically “defunded” a marine planning program that some development advocates worried could hurt the state…
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Panama City (FL) News Herald: Southerland Spars with National Ocean Policy Teams Members PANAMA CITY — Verbal sparing on Capital Hill between U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland and two members of the National Ocean Policy team highlighted a disagreement over the Obama Administration’s coastal policies. Southerland, R-Panama City, took the Obama Administration to task for “misleading
Environment & Energy Daily: Admin Officials Fail To Allay GOP Fears On Marine Planning House Republicans and top Obama administration officials are butting heads over how far the administration’s new National Ocean Policy will reach. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Jane Lubchenco and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley attempted to
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland: Obama Administration Caught in Oceans Policy Bait-and-Switch WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Steve Southerland, II took the Obama Administration to task this week for misleading the American people in an attempt to increase its regulatory control over our oceans and coastal industries…
Agricultural Retailers Association, CropLife America, National Association of Home Builders, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Mining Association, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, Public Lands Council, The Fertilizer Institute: Letter to Chairman and Ranking Member of U.S. House Natural Resources Committee In an October 26, 2011 letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee: Administration Dodges Questions on Obama’s Zoning Plan, Witnesses Begrudge Lack of Public Participation, Potential Implications WASHINGTON, D.C., October 26, 2011 – Today, the Natural Resources Committee held the second oversight hearing in a series on, “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal
U.S. House Committee Announces Second Oversight Hearing on the National Ocean Policy The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources announced today that it will hold a second oversight hearing on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 to address “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.” According
Environment & Energy Daily: Obama’s New Planning Policy Comes Under Fire At House Hearing The Obama administration’s effort to create a new national ocean policy came under fire yesterday, as Republicans and business interests characterized the policy as an overreaching new bureaucracy that could create new restrictions at sea and on land. Some members of
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee: Witnesses: President Obama’s Ocean Zoning Plan Will Stifle Economic Growth, Create Regulatory Uncertainty, Threaten Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2011 – Today, the Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.” At
National Ocean Policy Coalition: Testimony at U.S. House Full Committee Oversight Hearing On Tuesday, October 4, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.” Jack Coleman, Co-Managing Director of the National Ocean Policy