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Heading to Rhode Island Tomorrow in Support of a National Oceans Policy

September 23, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans

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atlanticocean, economy, fisheries, greatlakes, healthyoceans, healthyoceanspolicy, marinespatialplanning, nationaloceanspolicy, newyork, obama, obamaadministration, oceanpolicytaskforce, oceans, offshorerenewables, offshorewind, providence, rhodeisland, whales

After getting our first glimpse last week of the details of what the Obama Administration is proposing for a national oceans policy (Interim Report issued 9/17), I'm heading to Providence, Rhode Island, this Thursday to testify at the only public...continued

Governor's Proposed Cuts Threaten Endangered Whales in New York

March 20, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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albany, budget, economy, epf, fisheries, governorpaterson, newyork, newyorkharbor, oceans, paterson, shipping, shipstrikes, whales

 There was a great article in the New York Times this week about North Atlantic right whales, which the author referred to as "one of the most endangered, and closely watched, species on earth." The article indicates that the whales...continued

Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

January 6, 2009

Posted by Sarah Chasis in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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bottomtrawling, bush, coral, deadzones, fishing, janelubchenco, marianas, marinatrench, marinenationalmonument, marineprotectedareas, marinereserves, marinesanctuaries, NOAA, obama, oceanmanagement, oceanpolicy, oceans, overfishing, pacificremoteislands, roseatoll, sonar, whales

Today President Bush is announcing his creation of 3 new national marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean totaling 195,000 square miles - the Marianas, Pacific Remote Islands and Rose Atoll National Marine Monuments. In doing this the President took an...continued

Sarah Chasis
Sarah Chasis
Senior Attorney and Director, Ocean Initiative
New York
Sarah Chasis is a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC). She...
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