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Washington Post:  To Save Chesapeake, Turf May Face Tough Love The Chesapeake Bay does not like your lawn…

The White House: President Obama Appoints Three Individuals to Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced the appointment of the following individuals to key administration posts…

NOAA: NOAA Policy Encourages Catch Shares to End Overfishing and Rebuild Fisheries NOAA today released a national policy encouraging the consideration and use of catch shares, a fishery management tool that has shown it can help rebuild fisheries and sustain fishermen, communities, vibrant working waterfronts and culturally important fishing traditions…

National Journal: Battle on the High Seas The first national ocean policy has opened up another front in the fight between the Obama administration and business interests…

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…