The National Ocean Policy Coalition today submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in response to their request for ideas on deregulation. To avoid significant harm to interests ranging from fishing and energy to waterborne transportation and beyond that depend on ocean access to provide the nation with economic and societal benefits, the […]
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President Trump today issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretaries of Interior, Commerce, and the Army, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, to determine and expeditiously implement the most effective mechanisms, barriers, and other measures to prevent the migration and expansion of invasive carp in the Great Lakes Basin and surrounding region, including through deadline-oriented investments of taxpayer
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NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking nominations by Monday, June 16 from individuals interested in filling 7 membership positions on the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, which is responsible for making recommendations to the Commerce Secretary for Saltonstall-Kennedy financial assistance awards to address fishing community needs in optimizing economic benefits, as well as recommendations to
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The Interior Dept. today announced its intent to revise the Risk Management and Financial Assurance for OCS Lease and Grant Obligations rule issued in 2024 and promulgate a new rule it expects to be finalized this year that is consistent with the regulatory framework proposed by the Trump administration in 2020, stating that the existing rule has “limited
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The Coast Guard recently announced the funding amounts that have been committed, obligated, or expended during FY 2024 for projects, programs, and activities under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act’s recreational boating safety program. Of the $15.061 million made available to the Coast Guard in FY 2024, $0 was committed, obligated, or expended, with $9.659 million of
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The White House today announced the Office of Management and Budget’s transmittal of the President’s FY 2026 topline discretionary request to Congress, noting that it includes a $163 billion (23%) reduction in non-defense discretionary spending compared to the FY 2025 enacted level. OMB Director Russ Vought said that the budget “ends the funding of our decline, puts American
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Interior Sec. and National Energy Dominance Chair Doug Burgum today toured an offshore oil rig and LNG export facility. Additionally, he met with local energy workers to discuss the government’s energy dominance agenda and its impacts on oil and natural gas producers.
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NOAA today announced that the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 15. The meeting, which will include a 30-minute public comment session, will provide a forum for discussion on coordinated planning and action among federal, state, and territorial governments and non-governmental partners. Established by Executive Order in 1998, the Task Force
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In furtherance of President Trump’s Executive Order on Unleashing American Energy, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, June 16 on the preparation of a national offshore oil and natural gas leasing program. Among other things, the notice states that as a result of the development of a new
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The U.S. Coast Guard today announced that it is seeking applications by Friday, June 13 from individuals interested in filling the offshore oil exploration representative-Alaska vacancy on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security regarding matters relating to the safety of the offshore mineral and energy exploration activities.
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