Up to six winners may be selected for a total of $40,000 in prize money to use BOEM data to better understand the effectiveness of current relocation trawling methods for protecting sea turtles during offshore dredging operations.
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The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey.
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A notice of intent (NOI) was published to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the construction and operations plan (COP) submitted by US Wind LLC. The publication of the NOI opened a public comment period through July 8, 2022.
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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the release of the draft Morro Bay Wind Energy Area (WEA) Environmental Assessment (EA) for public comment. The draft EA analyzed potential impacts from future commercial leasing and related site characterization and assessment activities within the Morro Bay WEA.
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Based on the EA, BOEM has issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI).
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The Biden Administration is advancing the mid-Atlantic’s first commercial offshore wind development off Virginia’s coast, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) publishing a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on plans submitted by Dominion Energy Inc. A recent Oceana analysis found that ending new leasing for offshore oil and gas could prevent over 19 billion tons of
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