The impact of marine debris is significant and requires our immediate attention.
Since the event, NOAA's Marine Debris Program has closely monitored the incoming tides of debris.
Plastic is everywhere.
If Homeland Security and the military did not know the ship was this close to the United States and it was just floating unmanned--I doubt t...
the role of the Federal Government in emergencies is to assist states, not just say it is your responsibility, good luck, because that is no...
We do not have the funds to mount a cleanup, especially in areas as remote as Alaska or some of the northwestern Hawaiian islands.
Let me ask on one issue I am concerned about and that is one of the parts of the debris is a sizable amount.
I think part of the problem is NOAA stepping into this arena is one that we are not very familiar with.
However, the reality is that given Alaska's geography, distance from the lower 48, and the very remote locations of small rural communities....
Some Alaskan communities, including the entire island of Adak are on the brink of disaster because of the sever USF funding cuts established...
Is there a way, especially for very small carriers, because the waiver process cost is the same.