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: ECO; Posted On July 10, 2023

FAO and Partner Agencies Tasked with Leading $115 Million Clean and Healthy Oceans Program

Groundbreaking partnership with ADB, CAF, EBRD and IOC-UNESCO aims to address agricultural, municipal, and industrial pollution from land-based...

: ECO; Posted On July 10, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million to Create a Climate Resilience Accelerator Program & Support Small Businesses Through Investing in America Agenda

The Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, a $60 million investment in coastal...

: ECO; Posted On July 6, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Third Major Offshore Wind Project in US Waters

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it has approved the plan for construction and operations of the Ocean...

: ECO; Posted On July 3, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $60 million to Create a Climate-Ready Workforce

NOAA opened a competitive funding opportunity for the Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States, Tribes, and Territories Initiative to connect...

: ECO; Posted On July 3, 2023

BOEM Announces Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy...

: ECO; Posted On July 3, 2023

BOEM Proposes Stronger Financial Assurance Requirements for Offshore Oil and Gas Industry to Protect Taxpayers from Being Forced to Pay Decommissioning Costs

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced proposed changes to modernize financial assurance requirements for the offshore oil and...

: ECO; Posted On June 29, 2023

EPA Invests Over $50 Million to Protect San Francisco Bay and Its Watersheds, Build Resilience to Climate Change

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 24 projects receiving nearly $52 million in grant funding at an event in Oakland, Calif.,...

: ECO; Posted On June 26, 2023

NOAA Fisheries and the US Fish and Wildlife Service Propose Revisions to Regulations Implementing the Endangered Species Act

New jointly proposed changes will improve the agencies’ ability to conserve and recover listed species. Comments on the proposed rules are due by...

: ECO; Posted On June 20, 2023

California Senate Approves Wave and Tidal Renewable Energy Bill

Eco Wave Power Global AB commends the California State Senate for unanimously passing California Senate Bill 605—Wave and Tidal Energy (“SB 605”).

: ECO; Posted On June 13, 2023

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2M to MITRE to Boost BlueTech Innovation

Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao joined executives from the Massachusetts...

: ECO; Posted On June 9, 2023

$2.6 Billion Framework to Protect Coastal Communities and Restore Marine Resources

The US Department of Commerce unveiled a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal resilience through President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act...

: ECO; Posted On June 8, 2023

Bill to Boost Maine’s Offshore Wind Economy Advances Out of Committee

A bill to jumpstart a new offshore wind industry for Maine has been approved by the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee and now heads to the...

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