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| http://sablan.house.gov/becq-awarded-14m-coastal-coral-reef-management | BECQ awarded $1.4M for coastal, coral reef management | 2015-10-13 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Independent | Senate | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | BECQ awarded $1.4M for coastal, coral reef management Oct 13, 2015 Announced this week: for fiscal years 2016-2017, the Commonwealths Bureau of Coastal and Environmental Quality will receive $934,000 for its coastal zone management program and $465,000 to support the Coral Reef Initiative. Congress provides the funds annually through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coral reefs are critical to our local economy and way of life, attracting tourists to visit our islands, providing habitat for the fish we consume, and protecting our shores and coastal resources from storms and waves. But the reefs are under assault. This week theWashington Post reported a worldwide coral bleaching eventresulting from warming oceans. The Northern Marianas was one of the first places the bleaching was observed by NOAA and local scientists, underscoring the continuing need for Congress to fund programs like the Coral Reef Initiative. But we must do more to slow the global warming that is killing our reefs. That is why this weekI wrote with other Members to Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop urging that he hold a hearingon how we can manage federal public lands to reduce or capture the greenhouse gas emissions that are the primary cause of global warming. # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |