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• Time to Wake Up: Carbon Pollution Hurts our Fishing Industry

  Thank you very much. I’m here, as the presiding officer knows, for the forty-third time now, to say it is time to wake up to the threat of climate change.  Today I’m joined by my colleague from Maine, Senator Angus King, a fellow New Englander whose state, like Rhode Island, has rich cultural an...…Read More

  Posted on 9/17/2013 | Climate Change, VA, Fishing, Art, EPA, Water, Sea, Carbon Emissions, disaster, Commerce,

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  Estuary, Fishermen, Pollution, Coasts, Time to Wake Up, Ocean, Workers, Climate, Narragansett Bay, Marine, Carbon Pollution, National Endowment for the Oceans, Oceans

• Whitehouse Honored for Ocean Leadership

  Last night U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) received the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s (NMSF) Leadership Award for his work to protect oceans and combat climate change.  Whitehouse received the award during NMSF’s 11th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner...…Read More

  Posted on 6/5/2013 | National Endowment for the Oceans, Environment, Oceans, Ocean, Climate Change, Coasts

• Senate Passes Water Resources Bill, Including Whitehouse Oceans Endowment

  The U.S. Senate today approved legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a vote of 83 to 14.  The legislation, which authorizes civil works projects and policies for the Army Corps of Engineers, includes an amendment from U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More

  Posted on 5/15/2013 | National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts, Conservation, Oceans, Ocean, Tourism

• Senate Passes Transportation Bill Including Whitehouse Oceans Measure, Regional Projects Program

  The U.S. Senate today passed a comprehensive transportation and infrastructure bill, which is expected to deliver more than $500 million in federal transportation funding to Rhode Island, supporting over 8,000 jobs.  The bill also includes a measure by U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More

  Posted on 3/14/2012 | Ocean, Narragansett Bay, Job, Jobs, Transportation, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Art, Budget, Environment and Public Works,

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  Ecosystem, Clean Water, National Endowment for the Oceans, Environment, Oceans, Marine, Conservation, Coasts, Health , Oil, Water, Tourism, Employers, Fishing, oil

• Senate Passes Whitehouse Measure Establishing National Endowment for the Oceans

  The U.S. Senate today approved a measure by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that will establish a new National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes.  The measure, which was approved as part of an amendment to a federal transportation funding bill, will hel...…Read More

  Posted on 3/8/2012 | Ocean, Oil, Environment, Clean Water, Oceans, Water, Transportation, Fishing, Commerce, Job,

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  Highways, Environment and Public Works, Environmental Protection Agency, Jobs, Coasts, oil, Health , Sea, Tourism, Infrastructure, Art, National Endowment for the Oceans, EPA, Economy

• Senate Committee Approves Funding for Whitehouse’s Oceans Endowment

  Earlier this year, U.S. Senator Sheldon...…Read More

  Posted on 9/21/2011 | Sea, National Endowment for the Oceans, EPA, Oil, Infrastructure, Environmental Protection Agency, Ocean, Tourism, Fishing, Environment,

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  Commerce, Jobs, Art, Oceans, Water, EPW, Economy, Environment and Public Works, oil, Clean Water, Job, Coasts

• Whitehouse Hears from South County Seafood Businesses about Economy

  Narragansett, RI - With the Rhode Island seafood industry facing a number of challenges in this tough economy, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday toured seafood businesses in Narragansett to hear about what they need to succeed and grow.  Whitehouse visited several businesses near the...…Read More

  Posted on 8/24/2011 | Sea, Natural Resources, Oceans, Business, Art, Economy, Fishing, Ocean, National Endowment for the Oceans

• Whitehouse Hears from Marine Industry Leaders about Economy

  Newport, RI - Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse held a roundtab...…Read More

  Posted on 8/23/2011 | Jobs, Sea, National Endowment for the Oceans, Ocean, Wind, Energy, Wind Energy, Job, Economy, Natural Resources,

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  Business, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Marine, Oceans, Art

• Whitehouse Highlights Threats to the Health of Our Oceans

  In April of this year, a group of scientific experts came together to discuss an issue whose consequences will influence the planet and our society for generations to come. They met at the University of Oxford to discuss the current state and eventual fate of our ocean. “The ocean,” as stated in the...…Read More

  Posted on 7/13/2011 | Air, Health , Pell, Coasts, Fishing, Environment, Pollution, Oceans, Carbon Pollution, Conservation,

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  Animal, Tourism, Climate Change, Water, Art, EPA, Climate, Sea, Marine, Ocean, Ecosystem, University, National Endowment for the Oceans

• Whitehouse Highlights Threats to the Health of our Oceans

  Calling attention to a recent report released by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today took to the Senate floor to address our oceans crisis. IPSO is a consortium of ocean scientists and other experts from leg...…Read More

  Posted on 7/13/2011 | Art, Environment, Oceans, Carbon Pollution, Ocean, Health , Fishing, Pell, Pollution, National Endowment for the Oceans,

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  Sea, Coasts, Water, Tourism, University, Animal, Marine, Ecosystem, Climate Change, Conservation, Air, Climate, EPA
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