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Governor’s environmental raid is bad for New York’s economy, ocean and Great Lakes

October 21, 2009

Posted by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans

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economy, EPF, oceanfunding, offshorerenewables, shipping, whalemonitoringprogram, whales

Last Thursday, Governor Paterson announced a two-year, $5 billion deficit reduction plan (DRP) to eliminate the state's current budget without raising taxes. Among other things, the plan calls for a transfer of $10 million from the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF)...continued

Funding Needed for Year 2 of New York’s Whale Monitoring Program

September 14, 2009

Posted by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans

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economy, EPF, NYOGLECC, oceanfunding, offshorerenewables, shipping, whalemonitoringprogram, whales

As our wonderfully long summer draws to a close, Cornell scientists should be out in New York's ocean setting up the acoustic buoys that monitor for endangered whales. October signals the start of the whales' southern migration from the rich...continued

New York finalizes blueprint to protect its ocean, Great Lakes resources

April 13, 2009

Posted by Ali Chase in Reviving the World's Oceans

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bycatch, economy, EPF, fisheries, greatsouthbay, newyorkfisheries, NYOGLECC, oceanfunding, offshorerenewables, overfishing, sandycreekswatershed, shipping, whalemonitoringprogram, whales

New York State achieved a milestone in ocean and Great Lakes protection last Wednesday when the final blueprint for how the state intends to protect and conserve these precious resources was delivered to the Legislature and the Governor's desk (this...continued

Ali Chase
Policy Analyst
New York
I’m a Policy Analyst for NRDC’s Harbor Bight Program. I work on Mid-Atlantic and federal...
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