Sentences with phrase «u.s. federal waters»

In 2007, legislative reauthorization introduced substantial changes to the Magnuson - Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the primary federal law that governs conservation of fisheries in U.S. federal waters.

Also newsworthy is the Trump Administration's capricious process for public participation and comment on the release of a draft 5 - year plan for outer continental shelf offshore drilling in U.S. federal waters, including Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's back - and - forth exemption of Florida and the inclusion of Arctic leases.

Today, some 4,000 platforms operate in the U.S. federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, primarily off the coastlines of Louisiana and Texas, and off the coast of Alaska, producing approximately 565 million barrels of oil per year, according to the Energy Information Agency.

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As they like to say (repeatedly), they have been testing «uncharted waters» since the moment the U.S. Federal Reserve dropped its policy rate to zero in 2008.

In April, Trump signed the America First Offshore Energy Executive Order instructing Zinke to revise the current five - year schedule for leasing blocks of the U.S. outer continental shelf, the waters off the U.S. shore that the federal government governs.

Trump's new executive order now urges the U.S. Department of Interior to reassess and replace the most recent five - year oil and gas development plan the Obama administration put in place for the outer continental shelf, which covers federal waters off all U.S. coasts.

A subsidiary of an Italian energy company has received a federal permit to drill the first oil exploration wells in U.S. Arctic waters in two years.

Judge Ruben Castillo determined last week in U.S. District Court in Chicago that allowing lead shot to fall into ponds at the site violates the federal Clean Water Act.

Would - be swimmers will still get advisories up and down the lakefront letting them know if bacteria levels exceed federal water quality standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo made the permit a necessity in February when he agreed with Park District opponent Roger Stone's contention that the trapshooting was a violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday became the latest elected official to call for federal hearings into the water contamination issues in Hoosick Falls.

Federal budget proposals in the House and Senate threaten water and sewer infrastructure projects that would help clean up polluted waterways, including the planned restoration of Scajaquada Creek, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer today became the highest - ranking state Democrat to call for federal hearings into the Hoosick Falls water contamination crisis.

At 10:30 a.m., Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Eliot Engel and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announce federal legislation to stop the U.S. Coast Guard proposal for anchorages on the Hudson River, Yonkers waterfront, near Xaviars X20 on the Hudson at 71 Water Grant St., Yonkers.

ELIZABETHTOWN Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) is pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retain funding for a federal program that monitors the impact of acid rain on local bodies of water.

The U.S. Senate approved a stop - gap funding bill to avert a looming federal government shutdown, after Republicans and Democrats agreed to help Flint, Michigan, resolve its drinking water crisis.

Three New York lawmakers — Schumer, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney — are calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to immediately test the city of Newburgh's water supply, which has been found to be contaminated with a toxic chemical.

Mount Vernon's former water supply board commissioner was sentenced to 15 months in prison for bribery and lying to federal officials, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said.

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D - Amsterdam) received kudos for securing federal grants that will help local communities rebuild aging water and sewer infrastructure.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has long blamed federal guidelines for hampering its response to an upstate village's water - contamination crisis and accused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of sowing confusion.

Some believe that if the U.S. put a licensing system into place for federal waters out to the 200 - mile boundary, it would bring investment in fish farms and generate revenue.

Extreme drought in the Colorado River Basin last summer forced the federal Bureau of Reclamation, which manages river flows in the Western U.S., to make a historic announcement: For the 2014 water year (October 2013 through September 2014), the agency will reduce releases of water from Lake Powell — the gargantuan reservoir on the Colorado River that parts of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah rely on for water — by more than 750,000 acre - feet.

Efforts to undermine the Clean Water Act and other federal initiatives must be strongly opposed, and I have led the charge against legislative proposals to roll back important clean water protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. ecoWater Act and other federal initiatives must be strongly opposed, and I have led the charge against legislative proposals to roll back important clean water protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. ecowater protections that may benefit some special interests, but risk public health and will damage the broader U.S. economy.

But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-- empowered by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 (and amended in 1986 and 1996) to set national safety standards — has urged communities since 1996 to cut back on chlorine, which produces harmful by - products when added to water, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agWater Act (SDWA) of 1974 (and amended in 1986 and 1996) to set national safety standards — has urged communities since 1996 to cut back on chlorine, which produces harmful by - products when added to water, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agwater, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agents.

In California, legislators are currently proposing a $ 7.5 billion emergency water plan to their voters; and U.S. federal officials last year warned residents of Arizona and Nevada that they could face cuts in Colorado River water deliveries in 2016.

The EPA oversees water quality, and the U.S. Geological Survey is responsible for collecting data and monitoring supply, but no federal agency ensures the effective use of water.

Traces of 18 unregulated contaminants were found in the water from one - third of utilities in sampling across the U.S. by federal scientists.

In 2009 the states of Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Chicago's Metropolitan Water Reclamation District seeking measures to prevent Asian carp from moving through the Chicago Area Waterway System into Lake Michigan.

The new rules would allow them in federal waters, known as the outer continental shelf, which extend to the edge of U.S. territory about 230 miles (200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers) out.

That's the conclusion of a new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Joannes Westerink, chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences and co-developer of the authoritative computer model for storm surge used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of Louisiana to determine water levels due to hurricane surge and to design levee heights and alignments.

More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials.

... and hence, a test by Consumer Reports on 88 juice samples found that 10 % had arsenic levels higher than the U.S. federal drinking - water limit.

Kahn rips a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report that lists a representative sample of 175 academic institutions that regularly violate the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right - to - Know Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, to name just a few.

A booster compromised by water will still deliver brake function in compliance with U.S. federal safety standards.

«U.S. Department of Agriculture documents show that one farmer in the town of Blue Ball [Pennsylvania] sold 1,293 puppies [in 1995] for an estimated $ 290,000 though federal inspectors have cited his farm for numerous violations since 1992 including overcrowded cages and inadequate sanitation, pest control, feeding and watering of animals.»

The U.S. Global Change Research Program, composed of 13 federal agencies, reported in 2009 that climate - related changes are already being observed in every region of the world, including the United States and its coastal waters.

At the federal level, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to issue permits to «dredge or fill materials» into waterways and wetlands and must approve any construction in or over «navigable waters.»

The proposed area is the largest in federal waters and will nearly double the area available for offshore wind energy projects in the U.S..

The general subject of the hearing was Federal stewardship of offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters.

The legislation would give states the opportunity to become the primary regulators of hemp, allow hemp researchers to apply for competitive federal grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ensure growers in the West can access water, and make hemp farmers eligible to apply for crop insurance.

Despite this interest, the industry faces market barriers caused by federal laws restricting the use of foreign vessels in U.S. waters.

Reports indicate that 20 % of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to fossil fuel development from federal public lands and waters.

More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials.

By Samantha Wohlfeil MAY 9, 2016 11:09 AM The proposed coal terminal at Xwe» chi'eXen, also knows as Cherry Point, Wash., is dead in the water after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a landmark decision and denied a federal permit Monday, May 9.

U.S. air and water quality have improved dramatically during the past several decades because of the creation of reasonable federal standards for criteria pollutants, such as sulfur, carbon monoxide, and particulates, and allowing the affected companies to choose the most effective and least expensive means to comply.

A court settlement filed today requires the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure that toxic oil - dispersing chemicals used in federal waters off California will not harm sea turtles, whales and other endangered species or their habitats.

This article examines the emissions implications of a cessation of new leases for fossil fuel extraction on U.S. federal lands and waters.

In May, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $ 7.5 million in federal funding to support the development of other water - power projects in this country, with the money to be distributed by year's end.

President Bush also supported a proposed law that would require any U.S. community that wants federal money for improving its water system to consider privatization.

The 2000 U.S. Shark Finning Prohibition Act restricts shark finning in all federal waters and both coasts.