Open AccessFunding coastal impact assistance plans
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo083i001p00002-03
Subject(s) - business , administration (probate law) , environmental planning , continental shelf , coastal erosion , habitat , environmental resource management , erosion , environmental protection , oceanography , geography , environmental science , political science , ecology , geology , paleontology , law , biology
Six U.S. states have received a combined $127 million to assist them in mitigating impacts of oil and gas development and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on 20 December. The funds, which are congressionally appropriated grants from the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, will help with coastal research and monitoring, controlling erosion, and restoring habitat.