On this Earth Day I feel we can collectively breathe a sigh of relief knowing that we’re setting off in a much better direction…
As Earth Day rolls around again
Category: Public Policy
Non-noise downsides of Offshore Wind
Wind farms on the horizon
Ocean Climate Action Plan Invitation
At the end of this post I am going to invite you to join us in a “Virtual Lobby Day” in Washington DC! In last week’s post we applauded all of the new administrative directives on the rapidly unfolding climate crisis, and…
Working on the Ocean Climate Action Plan
Back in the darkening days of the previous administration, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – a roadmap to advancing our engagement with the ocean with a…
I could get used to this…
We’re putting this out just as the ink is drying on a raft of Executive Orders addressing Climate Change
We Can Now Exhale…
I was on a call yesterday with one of my many working groups – the “MMPA Coalition” focused on the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This august assembly of environmental and conservation specialists includes lawyers, scientists, “policy wonks,” lobbyists, and communications…
We won! – sort-of
While the 2020 Presidential election frees us from the specter of the collapse of the Republic for the moment, it does not portend all it could have…
What’s in a word?
The gist of what they are proposing puts temporal, geographical, and circumstantial constraints on the meaning of the word “habitat.”
Dropping the NEPA Bomb
As anticipated, the Administration released their revised version of the National Environmental Policy Act. This has been a long-sought-after plumb for the oilmen, and really, they have been polishing up for this moment for 40 years.