National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

News Releases

SCIENTIFIC MISREPRESENTATIONS SINKING NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE

Federal Officials Ignored Science to Benefit Fisheries

STUDY: URGENT INTERVENTION NEEDED TO SAVE RIGHT WHALES

PEER calls for Fisheries Agency to Take Decisive Action

NOAA NOMINEE MYERS MISLEADS CONGRESS ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT INVESTIGATION

Employee Group asks Congress to Hold Nomination

TRUMP TSUNAMI WARNING CUTS TRULY SCARY

Thousands Put at Risk by Eliminating Seismic and Water Monitors

STEALTH WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING DOWNSIZE

Far Fewer Local Weather Forecasters Limited to Working “Business Hours”

OPEN SEASON ON HARASSING FISHERIES OBSERVERS

Assaults More than Double in Two Years with No Reported Enforcement

WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES TETHERED BY ILLEGAL GAG ORDERS

Special Counsel Asked to Reverse Recent Raft of Blanket Nondisclosure Policies

NOAA SHIES AWAY FROM ALEUTIANS MARINE SANCTUARY

National Monument Designation May be Only Route for Protecting Alaskan Waters

ALEUTIANS SHOULD BE ALASKA'S FIRST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Nomination Calls for First Permanent Federal Eco-Protections in Alaska Waters

NOAA FISHERIES OBSERVER REFORMS ONLY HALF-BAKED

Weak Contract Administration Encourages Fleet Violations and Abuses



Surveys
2005  Political Appointees Pollute Waters at Ocean Agency

Other PEER Activities
Nearshore Coral Reefs in Florida Threatened

Working With NOAA to Save the Sanctuaries

PEER's comments about NOAA's proceeding to organize organize social and economic data collection pertaining to the Bay of Alaska fisheries.

Attack on the Corps Destructive Tendencies

Beach Renourishment along Florida’s Treasure Coast.

Estuary Habitat Restoration

FCC/USACE Damage Reefs

PEER assessment of NOS pending Fair Market Value Rulemaking and Working With NOAA

PEER Campaign: Whale Collisions

Preventing Federal Agencies from Damaging Nearshore Coral Reefs

Read about PEER’s efforts on behalf of the U.S. FWS Critical Habitat Designation of plant species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Read PEER's comments in the proceeding designating critical habitat for 37 endangered species on Lanai.

Sedimentation-- a Waste of Resources that Damages Reefs

The second concern of the PEER’s Hawaiian agenda entails proposed restrictions on the ‘take’ of sea turtles in island waters.