RFA calls on President Trump to halt East Coast wind-farm development
The group says the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management hasn’t adequately investigated the effects on marine life.
Environmental issues
Fostering “marine social responsibility” across the boating industry
A new U.K. agency plans to help companies “connect with the issue of the world’s marine health.”
EPA is one step closer to having a new director
Andrew Wheeler has served as acting administrator since Scott Pruitt resigned.
President Trump approves seismic testing off Atlantic Coast
Representatives from every state on Eastern Seaboard have voiced concerns.
R.I. launches new efforts to fight marine pollution
Rhode Island hosted an Ocean Summit last week as part of the Volvo Ocean Race’s Newport stopover, the fourth event the state has organized to draw attention to the problem of trash in our oceans.
Marine industry rails against year-round E15
President Trump vowed last week that he would make E15 available year-round, a move the boating industry has lobbied against for years.
EPA seeks public comment on alternative fuel
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on approving isobutanol — another term for biobutanol — for highway use.