Sentences with phrase «federal waters»

These lease sales have generated approximately $ 16 million in winning bids for more than a million acres in federal waters.

However, budgets for state and federal water regulators have decreased.

But I said that in this country we need federal water leadership, and we don't have it.

The same can not be said about oil and gas production in federal waters.

«The mandatory funds [for the Trust] would be set aside from royalty revenues generated by oil and gas development in Federal waters of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), already included in the administration's five year plan.

Last week, DOE announced it will hold an auction for the rights to build wind turbines in 344,000 acres of federal waters off New Jersey in November, the latest of several lease auctions it has announced (E&EN ews PM, Sept. 23).

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 theU.S.

In its draft leasing plan that will set the boundaries for oil development in federal waters from 2017 to 2022, the Obama Administration proposed allowing offshore drilling along the Atlantic Coast between Virginia and Georgia.

In a report released 14 December, the Ocean Policy Task Force sketched out how nine new regional organizations would create master plans for federal waters by drawing on a massive database of scientific information.

A National Clean Water Commission of blue - ribbon experts in law, engineering, sciences, health, technology, finance and economics to recommend new national goals to replace the tired and expired goals of current federal water laws, and a policy and business plan to implement them.

Like other state and federal water management agencies, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder must consider these targets when making decisions about using water.

In that role, she led over 300 attorneys in 16 offices nationwide and acquired significant experience in onshore and offshore energy development (conventional and renewable), the administration of federal water projects, conservation and wildlife legal requirements, and public land law.

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.

He pointed to victories when it came to bills fostering storm resiliency, but much of their work centered on defeating efforts by the Cuomo administration to use federal water and sewer money for the new Tappan Zee bridge replacement.

In order to drill in offshore federal waters, companies bid on leases that grant them the rights to oil and gas production.

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.

In 2006 and 2007, the boundaries of these MPAs were extended into federal waters of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

A coalition including cooling industry representatives and environmental activist Erin Brockovich called on the state to enforce federal water regulations, regularly test the water supply and improve New York's water infrastructure, as data show the state has the highest number of Legionnaire's disease cases in the nation.

Private companies are no longer allowed to construct offshore sites in federal waters stretching from the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas in Alaska to New England and Chesapeake Bay in the Atlantic.

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.

Officials and environmental organizations plan to present a unified front against the Trump administration's plan to open most federal waters to oil and gas exploration and drilling.

Now that the federal government has restricted fishing in federal waters affected by the Gulf oil disaster, shall we now see the state governments restrict fishing in their jurisdictions?

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.

complained that the rebuilding plan for the red snapper had failed after NOAA closed the season in South Atlantic federal waters for two years in a row.

But Richard Pyle, a researcher at Hawaii's Bishop Museum, said he and other scientists have concluded that the ecological interconnectedess of the region — including the fish larvae that are dispersed on currents, and the sharks and other pelagic fish that travel vast distances — extends beyond federal waters.

Regulators say redundant layers of protection usually prevent waste from getting that far, but EPA data shows that in the three years analyzed by ProPublica, more than 7,500 well test failures involved what federal water protection regulations describe as «fluid migration» and «significant leaks.»

Collectively we harvest the majority of the seafood caught in North Pacific federal waters.

That in turn could be achieved by adjusting the way they apply water to the fields, the kind of crops they grow and the way that state and federal water managers deliver the water.

Friends of the Earth — US is proud to stand with a broad coalition in opposition to the draft 5 - year plan to expand offshore oil drilling in US federal waters.

«It's utterly baffling that fracking has occurred in state and federal waters without regulators being aware,» said Stefanie Sekich - Quinn, policy manager for the Surfrider Foundation.

With President - elect Donald Trump pledging to expand offshore drilling, a coalition of environmental groups called on President Obama to permanently protect federal waters from expanded oil leasing.

Unleased federal waters contain an estimated 75 billion barrels of crude oil, more than twice that of unleased federal lands.

Zinke stoked that enthusiasm by announcing the opening of the bidding process for the final 390,000 acres of federal waters far south of Martha's Vineyard.

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.

The Blue Water Task Force Presented by Emergen - C monitors bacteria levels at beaches and freshwater sites, and compares them to federal water quality standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect public health in recreational waters.

Curtailment of state and federal water project deliveries for agricultural irrigation have already resulted multi-billion dollar losses as thousands of acres of farmland are fallowed.

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.

His website says that includes offshore federal waters.

Atlantic Sand Assessment Project — To help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy, promote resilient coastal systems, and help build a national offshore sand inventory, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) sponsored offshore surveys to identify new sources of sand in federal waters from Miami, Florida to Massachusetts in 2015 and several site specific surveys in 2016 and 2017.

«Fracking has largely been in a shroud of secrecy,» explained Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director at Center for Biological Diversity, whose group was tipped off to the practice after reporters revealed that fracking was occurring in federal waters off California.

Late in Obama's second term, he banned new drilling in federal waters in parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans using a 1950s - era law that environmental groups say would require a drawn out court challenge to reverse.

Soon after the Trump administration announced a plan to expand offshore drilling in federal waters, it granted a waiver to Florida — a crucial Trump state in 2016.

«I am pleased to receive the GOMESA distribution that is derived from the oil and gas exploration in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico,» said Alabama Governor Kay Ivey.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act requires the Secretary of the Interior, through BOEM, to prepare and maintain a schedule of proposed oil and gas lease sales in federal waters, indicating the size, timing, and location of auctions that would best meet national energy needs for the five - year period following its approval.

Coast Guard law enforcement crews interdicted a Mexican lancha boat crew engaged illegally fishing in federal waters off the South Texas coast, Monday afternoon.

Overview of Renewable Energy on the Outer Continental Shelf — BOEM is responsible for offshore renewable energy development in Federal waters and anticipates future development on the OCS from three general sources: offshore wind, ocean wave, and ocean current energy.

America within a few years could be extracting oil from federal waters in the Arctic Ocean, but it won't be from a remote drilling platform.

DOI's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for overseeing offshore renewable energy development in Federal waters.

An oil and gas lease sale allows qualified bidders to compete for exclusive rights to explore blocks in federal waters off Alaska.