U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Adm. Linda L. Fagan to serve as the 27th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Upon confirmation, Fagan will be the first woman to serve in this role.
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NOAA seeks public comment on President Biden’s conservation and restoration initiative.
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Amanda Lefton will be the new director of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Lefton most recently served as first assistant secretary for energy and the environment for New York, where she managed the state’s climate and energy portfolio. BOEM’s mission is to manage development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf energy and mineral resources in an environmentally and
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