President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters, locking in difficult-to-revoke protections for sensitive marine areas during his final weeks in the White House.
https://gcaptain.com/biden-to-block-more-offshore-oil-drilling-before-trump-arrives/
The Biden administration continues to advance offshore wind development with its approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project, marking the nation’s 11th commercial-scale offshore wind initiative. This latest approval brings the…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-approves-11th-major-u-s-offshore-wind-project/
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Dec 20, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Interior Department approved the 2.4-gigawatt SouthCoast Wind farm planned near the Massachusetts coast, marking likely the last offshore energy project of its kind to…
https://gcaptain.com/wind-farm-near-marthas-vineyard-wins-biden-approval/
President Biden has taken a significant step toward ocean conservation by transmitting the High Seas Treaty to the Senate for ratification, marking a potential watershed moment for marine protection. The…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-pushes-historic-high-seas-treaty-to-senate/
WASHINGTON — The U.S. needs to triple the number of freight market participants sharing data with the U.S. Department of Transportation during the Trump administration to help ward off the next supply chain disruption, according to the White House.
“We are likely to encounter additional supply shocks in the years ahead – just last year we saw 28 climate disasters that each cost at least a billion dollars, that’s a record,” said Lael Brainard, National Economic Advisor to President Joe Biden,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-to-trump-get-ready-for-more-supply-chain-shocks
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has confirmed competitive interest in two offshore wind areas (WEAs) off the southeast Texas coast, following an unsolicited lease request from Hecate Energy…
https://gcaptain.com/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-wind-competition-heats-up/
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued two major decisions advancing offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast, despite potential headwinds from…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has unveiled a significant investment of nearly $580 million to bolster port infrastructure across the nation. The funding, part of the Bipartisan…
https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-injects-another-580-million-into-u-s-ports/
(Bloomberg) — The Environmental Protection Agency has given its blessing for a proposed Texas oil port capable of exporting 1 million barrels of oil a day, even as the terminals…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced the allocation of nearly $3 billion to fund 55 zero-emission projects at ports across the country. These projects, supported by the…