National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

News Releases

CONGRESS TO FINALLY PROBE MASSIVE 2002 KLAMATH FISH KILL

Water Levels Halved by Cheney and Political Appointees over Scientists’ Objections

WHITE HOUSE BLOCKS SEA SPEED LIMITS FOR SAVING WHALES

Foreign Shipping Companies Opposed; Council of Economic Advisors Involved

CLIMATE AND OCEAN SCIENTISTS PUT UNDER NEW SPEECH RESTRAINTS

Any Scientific Statements “of Official Interest” Must be Pre-Approved

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII AND WEST COAST UNDERESTIMATED

Models Do Not Account for Multiple, Bigger Waves Inundating Populated Areas

NOAA’S QUARTER-BILLION DOLLAR HAWAIIAN BOONDOGGLE

New Office Complex on Superfund Site Beset by Environmental Headaches

NOAA ADOPTING SHIP SPEED LIMITS TO SAVE THE RIGHT WHALE

Ship Strikes are Largest Threat to Critically Endangered Marine Mammal

NOAA BLOCKS MOVING PACIFIC TSUNAMI CENTER ABOVE SEA LEVEL

Warning Center May Be Unable to Function After First Wave Hits

COAST GUARD BACKS NEW SHIPPING LANES FOR ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE

Altered Harbor Approaches to Reduce Ship Strikes on Endangered Marine Mammal

ANOTHER RIGHT WHALE CALF KILLED OFF FLORIDA—TAIL SLICED OFF

Petition to the Coast Guard for Safety Zone to Slow Ships Crossing Whales’ Habitat

COAST GUARD BLOCKS RIGHT WHALE SAFETY STEPS

Commandant Spurns NOAA Pleas for Voluntary Advisory Urging Caution



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.