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CSO Welcomes Announcement of $575 million for Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
Today, NOAA announced $575 million in awards for the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge to implement projects in coastal states and territories to increase resilience to extreme weather events and other climate impacts. The Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is...
CSO Supports Introduction of Preventing Environmental Hazards Act
Yesterday Rep. Murphy (R-NC) along with Reps. Pingree (D-ME), Davis (D-NC), Kiggans (R-VA), Rouzer (R-NC), D’Esposito (R-NY) and Wittman (R-VA), introduced new legislation that seeks to address the increasing number of homes and other properties at risk of imminent...
CSO welcomes Biden-Harris Administration announcement of $123 million for coastal habitat restoration through Investing in America agenda.
Funding will support state coastal zone management and National Estuarian Research Reserve System efforts to increase community resilience to climate change and extreme weather events, restore habitat and advancing conservation. Today, in Scarborough Maine, the Biden...
CSO supports National Ocean and Coastal Security Improvements Act to promote investment in coastal resilience
The National Ocean and Coastal Security Improvement Act builds upon NOAA and the U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Foundation’s existing coastal resilience efforts to enable coastal states and communities to better prepare for and respond to coastal hazards. Coastal States...
CSO Welcomes House Introduction of Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act
The Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act would reauthorize critical pieces of the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Representatives Mike Levin (D-CA) and Brian...
Coastal States Receive Resilience Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Today, coastal states and territories received $77 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) with funds leveraged from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to implement restoration and acquisition projects that enhance coastal resilience. States and...
[CLOSED] Request for Proposals 2023: Great Lakes Coastal and Nearshore Habitat Engineering & Design
April 1, 2023 UPDATE: This RFP is now closed. All applicants who have submitted bids have received notification of receipt. If you have submitted a bid and not received a receipt notification, please e-mail vbalasubramanyam@coastalstates.org At this time, the Coastal...
CSO Applauds Passage of 2022 WRDA and Ocean Package in NDAA
The House and Senate have passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes significant coastal legislation, including the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 and a package of ocean legislation...
Statement of the Coastal States Organization Executive Director on the 50th Anniversary of the Coastal Zone Management Act
Fifty years ago today, the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) was enacted ushering in a new era for the management of our nation’s coasts. In the middle of the twentieth century, our nation faced an environmental reckoning with unchecked proliferation of toxic...
CSO Releases New Report: Enhancing the Blue Economy Through Coastal Zone Management
The Coastal States Organization (CSO) is pleased to release Enhancing the Blue Economy Through Coastal Zone Management. The Blue Economy depends on the vibrant workforce, thriving industry, advanced infrastructure, and unparalleled natural resources of the nation’s...